u/Emsss18

Hi everyone, I just wanted to vent because I feel exhausted all the time. Last night I didn’t take my THC oil, and I’ve done that lots of times because I struggle to be consistent every single day. It’s really hard for me because I have autism and ADHD, so the executive dysfunction makes everything more difficult.

The pain from my EDS is mainly in my jaw, neck, shoulders, and around my ears and head. Last night I was in agony for about three hours straight. I was tossing and turning trying to get to sleep, and I just felt so frustrated. Now I’ve woken up completely exhausted.

Do you guys feel like this too? I also never really meet anyone who has the same neck pain as me. I don’t really have problems anywhere else, thank God, and I’m very sorry for people who do, but even just this is making me struggle so much.

I use two pillows for support, one between my legs and one between my arms, and even then I’m still uncomfortable and in pain. I’m constantly clicking my jaw, massaging my neck, and trying everything because I always feel agitated and uncomfortable from the pain.

Hi,

I’m 20, living at home with my family so I don’t have rent or bills, and I have around £40k in savings. Most of it is in a cash ISA, and I also had about £6 to £7k in a stocks and shares ISA which has dropped to roughly £4.3k.

From the outside I know that sounds like a good position to be in, but I feel completely lost. I didn’t go to university and I don’t have a clear idea of what I want to do long term. I’ve had quite a few business ideas over time and I like the idea of working for myself, but I haven’t committed to anything. I know it’s not as simple as it sounds, I just haven’t found something that feels right or realistic yet.

I worked for around 6 months in a PA-style role, three days a week at £16 an hour, and left at the end of December. Since then I’ve basically been unemployed. I’m starting something next week, but it’s freelance, £15 an hour, three days a week, helping across marketing, admin, finance and whatever else is needed across three small businesses. It’s good to have income again, but it doesn’t feel like progress, more like just filling the gap.

Money matters a lot to me and I want a good lifestyle, but I don’t feel suited to traditional high earning careers like law, and I’m not very academic. At the same time, I don’t want to stay at £15 an hour long term. I also don’t see myself in a typical corporate job, which makes it harder to know what direction to take.

I have autism, ADHD, and EDS, and they affect me physically and mentally every day, so it does feel like a real setback. One positive is that I’m reasonably attractive, well spoken, and able to mask well in front of people, which helps in certain situations, but day to day things can still be difficult.

What stresses me most is not knowing what I’m actually working towards. I don’t know which paths are worth going into, what’s stable long term, or what realistically leads to making good money without ending up in something I hate.

I’d really appreciate advice from people who have been in a similar position or are further ahead.

If you were 20 again, with some savings but no clear direction, what would you recommend me doing?

Hi,

I’m 20, living at home with my family so I don’t have rent or bills, and I have about £40k saved. Most of it is in a cash ISA, and I had around £6 to £7k in a stocks and shares ISA which is now down to about £4.3k.

On paper I know I’m in a decent position, but mentally I feel completely lost. I didn’t go to university and I don’t have a clear career path. I’ve had loads of business ideas over time and I like the idea of working for myself, but I haven’t actually committed to anything. I’m aware it’s not easy or glamorous, I just haven’t found something that feels right or that I can see working long term.

I was working for about 6 months in a PA type role, three days a week for £16 an hour, then left at the end of December. I’ve basically been unemployed since then. I’m starting something next week, but it’s freelance, £15 an hour, three days a week, helping across marketing, admin, finance, basically whatever is needed across three small businesses. It’s good that I’ll have income again, but it doesn’t feel like a step forward, more like just filling time.

I care a lot about making money and having a good lifestyle, but I don’t feel suited to traditional high earning careers like law, and I’m not very academic anyway. At the same time, I don’t want to drift into earning £15 an hour forever. I also don’t want a typical corporate path, which makes it harder to know what direction to take.

I have autism, ADHD, and EDS, and they affect me physically and mentally every day, so it does feel like a real setback. One positive is that I’m reasonably attractive, well spoken, and able to mask well in front of people, which helps in certain situations, but it doesn’t change the fact that day to day things can be difficult.

I think what’s stressing me most is that I don’t know what I’m building towards. I don’t know which jobs are worth going into long term, what’s going to last, or what actually leads to making good money without going down a path I’ll hate.

I’d really appreciate advice from people who’ve been in a similar position or are further ahead.

If you were 20 again, with some savings but no clear path, what would you do in my situation?

Hi, me and my friend are visiting in the beginning of September and for example when I was in Marbella the girls could go to beach clubs or dinners for free as the venue wanted it to look busy with girls and it would help save money on our trip.

Does this kind of thing exist here, any promoters or any places you know that does this?

Thank you!