I am only 17 and I am already sick of life! I dread going to my competitive private school every morning and listening to my teachers blab all day while giving us crap loads of homework. I dont know where I want to attend college, and I have NO idea what I want to pursue as a life career later on. My dream job is working in film, but it seems too difficult to get in to. I basically just want to skip the next ten years, get married, and see where life takes me from there.
2007-04-02 13:49:41 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I feel the SAME WAY except I go to a droning public school. I talked to this one lady about graduating and then straight to college and she said her daughter's look back and regret just going straight into it. But, then you have the negative people that put EVERYONE in a statistic and say "If you don't go right off you never will." I'm a 17 (18 on SATURDAY!) and a senior in high school, it's really irritating to listen to people put you down if you don't know EXACTLY what you want to do afterwards. Another thing I don't understand is how we are "supposed" to figure out the next 30-40 years of OUR LIVES in 1-2 years.
2007-04-02 14:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you whether you will find life easier in the future. But I can guarantee that you will find life much more complicated.
In the future you will probably have more money, but much less free time. Right now, you have no responsibilities. I have seen young people in their 20's having the time of their lives traveling around the world, experiencing and learning things for weeks or months at a time- something that an older person would have a very hard time doing.
Don't worry that you don't know yet what kind of a career you want to pursue. That is a very important decision. You will make a better decision if you wait until you have more education You don't even need to pick a major in college until your junior year.
Don't write off the next 10 years. Life doesn't begin at 27, it begins every day.
2007-04-04 00:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Franklin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some things you can do to improve your joy on the way.
You can become more happy and confident and excited about what life has to offer.
Right now you are contradicting every good thought you start. Your mind is very powerful and you have many resources to utilize. As some others have stated, life is what you make it. That means every moment.
I would like you to begin thinking positive about everything immediately. Give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Look for the rainbows behind the storm (in general)
Focus on what you really want. When another thought comes along that opposes your positive energy, reaffirm your positive intentions. Write them down (this is very powerful).
Also, meditate about 20 minutes a day where you simply breath and release your thoughts. Allow your postive dreams to flow, but don't think too hard. Refocus on breathing when your mind gets busy.
Finally, start imagining how you want to feel. This will have a dominant effect on your outcome. It will set you up for the right things to happen. Then you won't spend your time worrying unnecessarily and you will have the resolve to make good decisions.
Check out "The Law of Attraction" on the web. This governs what is really happening in your life.
Best wishes,
flip
PS: I'll gladly accept a best answer for this!
2007-04-02 21:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by flip33 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! That is a tough one but here goes.
If you are 17 then that means you are almost finished with high school. If your parents/guardian doesn't mind...would it be possible for you to travel for one year before entering college? You could find a foreign exchange program where you can travel and work your way across Europe. Check out some of the companies that give you all the classes and credentials then send you to Europe to teach English. During that time, you can have some fun, see some sites, teach for a salary, and figure out what you want to do. Hope that helps. Good luck and God Bless.
2007-04-02 21:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by Czech Chick 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The decisions and choices you make now will, to a great extent, determine the amount of difficulty in your future. Right now you need to start looking for some positives in your life and try to ignore the negatives. You obviously have parents who love you enough to try to help you get a good education. As for as your dream of working in film, check out programs in college where you can major in classes that lead to a career in the film industry. Don't give up on any dreams because of possible future difficulties.
Deal with life as it comes and don't worry so much about the future. Tomorrow isn't a gurantee for any of us-so live today to the fullest. Use each day to learn and grow as much as possible. Also find time for enjoyable activities that will help to reduce the amount of stress.
God bless you in all you do.
2007-04-02 21:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by Country girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are going to get enough money to do nothing but stay home with your spouse and raise kids, you will have to think about education. The more you have the better chance to make more money, and meet a more classy, educated lady to marry, thus producing more intelligent kiddoes. If you are just going to pick from the bar types, you are at risk for having lower IQ kids, more of them, less chance of survival of marriage. Life is as good as you want it to be. It is in your power to make it fun, fun, fun even in school or wherever. Practice faking happy, and you can eventually be happy. Imagine your dreams coming true as you work towards them. Any trick you can to laugh and enjoy helps. It's a great ride your on, stop whining and stay with it.
2007-04-02 20:57:44 · answer #6 · answered by Zenawoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't say life gets easier...it's your perspective that changes. When I think back to the pressures I had at 17, they were very real, but nothing like now. Life ebbs and flows, which means some times are hard, some times are the best, and you ride the ride. Hopefully, along the journey, you have good friends and family that make it worthwhile. Your life will be dramatically changing soon...be patient, grasshopper.
2007-04-02 20:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by momof2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life doesn't get easier, but it also doesn't get harder. It just gets more complicated.
Teen years and early 20's are very hard, and stressful. I hated it as much as you. I'm 24 now, and my life is exactly where I want it. But I'm married with children, and there are very big and stressful decisions.
Right now, I wanna move back the states, and my husband doesn't. I told him he could stay in Japan, and I would just go. I don't want to hurt him bye making him move, and he doesn't want to hurt me bye making me stay. It's a really stressful decision. And because there are kids involved it's a lot harder. I know it sounds simple but it's not.
Things don't get easier, they just get easier to manage. But I would rather be where I am now, than a teenager again, if that helps you at all.
2007-04-02 20:56:27 · answer #8 · answered by DnBprincess850 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you thought of taking a little time off of school once you graduate?
You might like to travel a little and just enjoy life. Sometimes that is a good way to clear your mind and make the decisions you need to .
2007-04-02 20:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
life does get harder....and the one and only way to make it any easier is to make desicions right now! you dotn have to pick a career but get some sort of direction as to what avenue you might want to approach...
or you could be like me...not make any desicions, waste time and money in college, then get out and have nothing, and have to the make precise descions immediatly afterwards...and dotn get married...besides without a game plan few women are gonna be interested.
2007-04-02 20:54:22 · answer #10 · answered by boosted 1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋