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Can I become successful in the future?

 
 
Reply Sun 23 Oct, 2016 04:06 pm
Hello, my name is Rowan and I recently turned 20 but I have gone through on and off chronic depression since the age of 13; this has affected my interests and attainment in my subjects through school and college, which has spoilt my great interest in Maths, Science, and Geography. I am however at university and am studying English Language and History but this has come through a very low period of depression where even on holiday I started to extremely dislike even waking for the next day. My holiday destination is somewhere I have always dreamed of going to- the province of Quebec- visiting the very juxtaposed cities of Montreal and Quebec and the serene beauty of the St Lawrence river. My university offers a year abroad in Canada so I do have the chance to visit, which is really great since I want to reconnect with my relatives there as well.
The main concern for me is that I have been in a slump for many of these years (essentially wasting my teenage years) and underperforming in academia and neglecting my hobbies such as Go-karting, or video gaming. Today I feel unhealthy, quite uneducated, and most importantly unfulfilled. I am also behind on my degree due to my mental state and I've simply had enough with the direction my life is going in.
So what do I want to do? Well firstly, finishing this degree is certainly important to me as it'll demonstrate I can do it, but really I want to explore myself and my interests. I would love to revisit the sciences and maths and perhaps make a career out of those by doing qualifications in those subjects whilst or after doing my degree. I also want to get in shape and consider doing athletics in the next few years- joining a gym last week and going back to swimming again are some ways in which I feel I can prepare for this. Being physically fit is also something I feel can help learn better and would aid in overcoming my depression. One of my other goals is to finally learn a musical instrument- I have considered the guitar before but I would love to learn the drums right now. I have dyspraxia, which affects my co-ordination and memory and I certainly feel that learning this will aid me in improving my issues with memory and co-ordination.
So really what am I looking for? Well, I want to know if you have any advice for achieving my goals. Or if I should and can pursue them at my age. My grades aren't representative of what I can do and I really feel that I have the potential to do it but I feel limited by doing it later in my life.
 
Sturgis
 
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Reply Sun 23 Oct, 2016 04:15 pm
You're only 20 years of age, loads of possibilities still exist for you. It may take a great deal of effort, but if you have a goal, there's still plenty of time to reach it.

As to the depression, you might benefit from having a therapist to talk to on a regular basis.

Stay focused, stay positive.
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jespah
 
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Reply Sun 23 Oct, 2016 04:24 pm
@Pyrotree25,
Don't write your life off at age 20.

I see you recognize that you suffer from depression, yet you're only taking half measures to treat yourself. This is an illness just like influenza or the like. I think you would benefit from a doctor. It does not have to be drug therapy if you don't want it to be. But go to a mental health professional and start taking your depression seriously.

You can still go to college and/or work and maintain a therapy schedule. Lots of people do.

You're far from being a write-off.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 23 Oct, 2016 05:50 pm
@Pyrotree25,
What jespah said is important. You're still have a long ways to go at age 20. I didn't finish college until after I spent four years in the USAF, loafed around a couple of years in Chicago, then attended college. I worked and went to college like my siblings, because our mother was not in any condition to help with our college expense. My older became an attorney, my younger brother became a physician, and our sister became an RN.
I graduated college at 28, and went to work for Florsheim Shoe Company as a Field Auditor in the seven western states. After 3.5 years, the company promoted me to Audit Manager with a hefty pay raise, but we had to move to Chicago from California.
So, it's not too late if you stay motivated to finish your degree. Keep on plugging, because you'll never regret it. The future is yours to make.
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