Anyone else want to die because they lack skills?

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I have screwed up any post-secondary education ive tried, and have acquired almost no marketable skills since highschool. I have the same qualifications as a fucking 16 year old. It's so fucking pathetic and I don't know if I'll ever be able to fix it. Anyone else like this?

 

[ObsessiveCompulsive]

One reason among many for me, feels like I am disabled, I can't even do half the things other people can.

You are not alone there!

 

[MeltingHeart]

I have screwed up any post-secondary education ive tried, and have acquired almost no marketable skills since highschool. I have the same qualifications as a fucking 16 year old. It's so fucking pathetic and I don't know if I'll ever be able to fix it. Anyone else like this?

How old are you - if u don't mind being asked?

 

[Moon Flower]

One of many

 

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How old are you - if u don't mind being asked?

23

 

[MeltingHeart]

23

Are you in UK? I ask for reasons not just being nosy

 

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Are you in UK? I ask for reasons not just being nosy

No, Canada :/

 

[ObsessiveCompulsive]

No, Canada :/

I'm Canadian as well.

 

[End Piece]

I'm Canadian as well.

May i ask which part ?

 

[ObsessiveCompulsive]

May i ask which part ?

PM'd you

 

[Throwawaysoul]

Yes. Zero skills. Lack education and in my 40s.

 

[SpecialK]

Canada as well. Yes, zero skills. And no passion for anything.

 

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Hmmm maybe us Canucks should join a commune.

 

[beyondbreath]

I have similar issues. I am a university student who does really well but I don't obtain the information in my head for long after the classes have ended. I look at the job market and have no idea how to apply what I do remember to related jobs, and I haven't learned most of the skills required for the jobs that come up when I google "my field" jobs. I feel like a loser and a failure.

 

[MeltingHeart]

No, Canada :/

I'm sure I read they also have something similar to an access course- it's something you can take when you are over 21 and have no qualifications but just in one year can get access to higher education, or an apprenticeship, paid internship ?! Your still so young! Don't compare yourself to what yr same age peer group are doing, just see what else your own options are now?

 

[End Piece]

I'm sure I read they also have something similar to an access course- it's something you can take when you are over 21 and have no qualifications but just in one year can get access to higher education, or an apprenticeship, paid internship ?! Your still so young! Don't compare yourself to what yr same age peer group are doing, just see what else your own options are now?

Yes honestly id be interested in a trade or something. I'm not dumb, but i lack the discipline for formal school it would seem.

 

[exhausted]

This place is amazing. Yep, I crashed out of secondary school/high school and never returned. I am 24 and am educated to the level of a 16 year old at best. I will sort it out eventually, when I get over me school trauma. Was thinking next year actually (if I don't ctb). Access courses. I have also managed to get decently paid jobs via hard work. Qualifications aren't everything.

 

[MeltingHeart]

Yes honestly id be interested in a trade or something. I'm not dumb, but i lack the discipline for formal school it would seem.

Yeah the academic life/ setting is not for everyone - some people have skills that not explored & better suited to other environments - be it hands on, people skills, physical work , hospitality even(though of course some people may hate it)- it can actually be rewarding for some people- it's just that for some reason academic life skill & qualification are held up to be this kind of worthy goal that we should all aim for - but there are hundreds of different paths and avenues out there to explore. Sod examines, essays & bits of paper that prove you've read a few books & can remember some facts! What do you enjoy? Being outside ? Making stuff with your hands? Etc.

 

[Fragile]

yes, this is one of many reasons.

i feel like years of depression and anxiety fucked me beyond repair, i really can't function like a real person and everything feels way too complicated.

or maybe it was a pre existing genetic condition that just makes me unable to function, like a form of autism, but i'll never know because doctors in my country refuse to diagnose anything other than obvious forms of cancer.
the thought of having such thing really scares me but at this point i've given up on getting any form of diagnosis and help, i just know that i'm barely functional and health is decaying rapidly, besides, too late to start a career now.

 

[End Piece]

Yeah the academic life/ setting is not for everyone - some people have skills that not explored & better suited to other environments - be it hands on, people skills, physical work , hospitality even(though of course some people may hate it)- it can actually be rewarding for some people- it's just that for some reason academic life skill & qualification are held up to be this kind of worthy goal that we should all aim for - but there are hundreds of different paths and avenues out there to explore. Sod examines, essays & bits of paper that prove you've read a few books & can remember some facts! What do you enjoy? Being outside ? Making stuff with your hands? Etc.

Yes, I enjoy being outside if it's not too cold, and i like sculptin and painting and the like (though i dont presume to be good at it). Honestly, as ridiculous as it sounds, one of my favourite jobs was dishwashing in a small team. Oddly satisfying work.

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

I have screwed up any post-secondary education ive tried, and have acquired almost no marketable skills since highschool. I have the same qualifications as a fucking 16 year old. It's so fucking pathetic and I don't know if I'll ever be able to fix it. Anyone else like this?

I feel the same. I haven't even done any post-secondary education. I'm not even smart enough for that.

 

[End Piece]

I feel the same. I haven't even done any post-secondary education. I'm not even smart enough for that.

I truly don't think it's about intelligence, as much as it is about self-discipline, which i completely and utterly lack lol.

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

I truly don't think it's about intelligence, as much as it is about self-discipline, which i completely and utterly lack lol.

I'm too exhausted for self discipline.

 

[MeltingHeart]

Yes, I enjoy being outside if it's not too cold, and i like sculptin and painting and the like (though i dont presume to be good at it). Honestly, as ridiculous as it sounds, one of my favourite jobs was dishwashing in a small team. Oddly satisfying work.

landscape gardening, artists assistant,prop building sourcing? ive worked in many a cafe,shop,bar and enjoyed it for a time-met lots of amazing people too-it can be a great way to make contacts that lead onto other pursuits/ jobs...

 

[snowman626]

m learning to build websites and make money with affiliate marketing. No post secondary needed and this is something where i can work for myself at home and have unlimited earning potential.

 

[Worthless_nobody]

One of many reasons. I have absolutely zero skills or talents and I definitely have no passion for anything. Severe anhedonia. I fucked my life by not focusing on myself and trying to get some sort of skill or degree.

 

[deflagrat]

It's not just "zero skills", it would be a negative number. My memory is atrocious, I am slow as fuck learning new stuff or even understanding what people ask me to do, and I would have a hard time hiding my schizophrenia and semi autism in any job. They are going to realize I am as dumb as a fucking rock. I can only do something after learning at a slow pace, and even then I am below average when it comes to skill. Thats' assuming I am not psychotic (just because you know you are it doesn't mean you aren't). In my situation I think anyone would give up and start playing games like I do.

 

[Emily123]

it is not a good reason to die . There is never late to learn new skills and learning is one important part of the life which never ends

 

[awfullife]

If it makes you feel any better I have a BS in Business from a top 10 University in the US and can't find work in my field. After making 40k per month for several years I now drive a semi truck and earn 400 per week after child support. That's below the poverty level. Life's a bitch.

 

[Manja]

Also zero skills coupled with zero memory for thing I'm not personaly interested. The wierd thing is I look smart and ppl asume I'm highly educated (I'm at 16 YO level too) and then get angry with me thinking I'm fucking with them playing dumb or something.
I even had a hard time working at coffee shop, couldn't remember simplest orders not to mention money thing...