3. Feeling lost

Feeling lost

Hey guys!

I'm new to this little reddit thing. I just wanted to ask for advice on finding talent or really just being able to find things I am good at. I've been struggling to really figure out what I am good at, I genuinely believe I have something to offer the world but can't seem to pin point what it is. I know that might sound dumb but it's like an itch on my back or that feeling you get when you are trying to remember a word from yesterday's conversation and can see it but can't say it, that's how I feel. To tell you a little bit about myself, I'm 22 and have been going to school on and off because I'm having a hard time being genuinely interested what I'm being told I should study. My family believes I should goto school for a promising future/income and doesn't seem to care about my overall happiness. Currently my major is early childhood education, granted I love kids and I strive to make a difference in underprivileged children's lives mainly because I too, was once one, but I don't want to obtain that degree or goto school for that. My main interests in life are giving back, reading, writing, giving advice (which I'm really good at but I'm a total hypocrite when it comes to taking my own advice), and makeup is something I'm passionate about. The problem is, I'm OKAY at those things, I'm not excellent or famous for any of them. I have social media but I'm not famous on any, I feel mediocre. I have people who tell me I'm amazing or really good at writing and giving advice or really good at makeup. Even people tell me I should write a book about my life because it's so interesting and fucked up. But why can't I see my TRUE strengths? I struggle daily to feel adequate, I'm not happy ever. I struggle finding jobs that make me happy and don't waste my time at ones that make me angry and depressed. I just want to feel stable, happy, secure and honestly, known. I know I deserve to be known, to have people say, "that's that girl from tumblr or blah blah blah, she's amazing" but I can't for the life of me figure out where or how to change my thinking.

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