I’m not your therapist, but are you doing alright? How are things going in life? Do you want to talk about it?
Stuck in parent’s basement. Not exactly got any plan for life. I need to get a job or go back to school or do something with my life but honestly I just don’t know. I haven’t had a real job in almost 2 years now but I’m going to claw my eyes out if I have to sit about my room accomplishing nothing with my life
Other than that, pretty alright
I think it’s important to ask yourself if you want to go back to school or get a job. It’s totally alright to just… not. There are definitely other things you can do to not have to just sit about and do nothing. Exercise, reading, and volunteering are all great options. You can even take a while to go volunteer abroad with various programs, depending on your nation of origin. Getting a TEFL or other language’s equivalent online is also pretty easy, and teach English if that’s your vibe. There are also things like A+ Certification courses to get you into IT, or union apprenticeship programs for trades. There are tons of options out there as long as you have the motivation.
No, I certainly want to go back out there and actually do something with my time. Having your labor be exploited by a capitalist sucks but actually having something to get up and do everyday is just so helpful to my mental state. I never really considered teaching english as I don’t speak any other languages than English so I would have to teach myself my own second language in order to do that but teaching seemed like something I could do.
It’s not so much not having the opportunity it’s more just the lack of drive. Everytime I try and think about what I COULD do I just freeze up and anytime I try thinking about a longer term goal like going to culinary school for a bit to get some proper kitchen experience and training, which is a job I actually quite enjoy, I just keep thinking “Man, at the rate the world is going, you’re going to be spending the 2040s hunting rats in a long abandoned Walmart for subsistence. What could you possibly do right now that’s going to change any of that?”
Obviously that’s an extremely toxic line of thinking and sitting in your room playing Yakuza and watching old cartoons all day isn’t exactly survival training, but this thought process is frustratingly pervasive and I’m struggling to get out of it
Most TEFL or sub-TEFL teaching programs don’t actually require that you speak any languages other than English. The classes operate on that “we only speak English in this room” type vibe, though immersion is the easiest way to learn another language, so it’s usually pretty much inevitable that you’ll pick up some of the local language.
I totally get the walmart rat farmer thing, though. I’m absolutely the same way. Nothing really matters to me in the medium term except establishing myself and figuring out ways to survive. Motivation is a nightmare, for sure. Having said that, cooking skills and experience would be extremely valuable in that scenario, so I definitely recommend trying that route!
