Scared of being out in the real world?, That's been happening to me lately. Options

[Brneydgrl]

yeah, i posted that thing about not feeling your age. i know i'm only 20, i got 2 1/2 years left of college. and i'm just really really scared of leaving college.

all my life i've been waiting for my life to 'start'. i was really shy when i was younger, no friends, didn't go out. i still don't go out like i want. too busy or my friends are just as lazy or shy as i am.

just feel like your life stops after you graduate and you get a real job. like that's it, party's over. get into the 9-5 thing and before you know it your life is boring and you're 50

like ppl my age have all these stories to tell of ppl they know, things they did, parties they went to, etc. i don't have those stories.

it's really depressing, and really freaking me out lately that i have to get a job soon.

::le sigh::

[Just_Dream]

I guess it really depends.. Sometimes I do have cold feet about my decisions in life and where I'll be headed. It is true that we don't know what the future might bring, but don't lose hope. You never know.. you might find the job of your dreams! Sure sure, there's a chance you might go to a deadend job or get a high-paying (yet boring) job where you work 12 hour shifts.. But remember that you can always save up that money and go on vacations.. Or when you're older you can go travelling! My half sister works 12 hour shifts, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have fun. She goes to different places every few months and has people to take over at her work during the summer when she goes to Vietnam, China, etc. I guess it really depends.

I, too, lived a sheltered life. I am scared that I will have to make my own decisions and whatnot in the future, but I realized that there is so much MORE to life than that. I realized that I can also have fun too. It's all about maintaining and stabilizing your life, imo. Plan ahead, too.