Anyone else feel completely lost with life???
I’m 18F (19 in 29 days) and I’m currently in college on my third year for BS in Criminal Justice. Lately I’ve just felt so lost. I don’t know if I’m in the right relationship, the right city, or even the right career. All I know is that I want something different, but I don’t even know what “different” is.
I live with my boyfriend 20M. He has a one-year-old from a previous relationship. He didn’t go to college, which I don’t have a problem with at all, and he has a stable job that he’s happy with. He seems completely content with where his life is, and I’m genuinely happy that he feels that way.
The problem is I’ve never really been that way. I’ve always wanted more for myself. I don’t mean money or anything like that. I just want to keep growing, experience new things, and see what I’m capable of. I don’t want to look back one day and feel like I settled when I was only 18.
Being with someone who already has a child has also made me think a lot more about my future. Sometimes I wonder if we’re just in two different stages of life. He’s happy with where he’s at, and I’m over here questioning everything.
Maybe I’m just overthinking because I’m young, but I feel like everyone around me knows what they’re doing while I’m just trying to figure it all out.
Has anyone else felt like this at 18? Did these feelings eventually go away, or did you realize you needed to make some big changes?