At 17, I was binge drinking fairly regularly, got arrested at some point, and committed a few misdemeanors. That same year: I sobered up, met the love of my life, made friends that helped me through all of the dark (they were older because kids my age bullied me a lot) and found a hobby that turned into my passion.
No one person is the same as another. I didn't have a job, the only way I could make money was stealing liquor and selling it. If I would've been thoughtful enough to just do an online survey, my life would have been a lot different. I didn't get my first job until I was 19; jobs are scarce around here. A lot can change in one year, some of that change is out of your control but some of it is. You just have to choose what you do with it.
Right now feels hopeless. I can't guarantee that to lift, but a lot of things are going change around throughout the next few years. Environment never stays the same forever.
I don't know if anything I just said will actually help, but you're not alone in the feeling of "worthlessness".
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