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Unworthy

By: ElysianPeace
Written on December 10th, 2012
Age: 18-21
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  • dispendymous

    Sounds to me that you're growing up as a person, trying to find your place in this mess we call the world. Feeling yourself useless and flawed and imperfect is very important part of maturing and can not be skipped in my opinion. Remember times when as a kid you had wild aspirations about becoming an astronaut or whatever you did want to become? Relentless pursue and unwavering trust in oneself. But when we start to realise our own limits and boundaries we start to question whether we are good at anything, or even mean anything. At least this is how I see it.

    However I can assure you that you have something to offer - you just don't know what it is yet. For me it took all the years thusfar to realise the first thing I actually have to offer to the environment around me: it was improvisation. But that didn't really stop the search for my place in the world nor the skills and points of interest I hold inside this entity called my persona.

    I wish you luck in finding something of value in your own life as it is you who has to find it for it to exist.

    Dec 10, 2012
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  • gmckdude711

    you need to realize you are here for a reason...I know it's not an easy thing to grasp, but it's the gospel truth.

    You should explore career counseling options most Universities have. In addition, most Universities have a counseling center and you need to seek yours out.

    I just graduated from University (BA, Media Arts) and it took me 6 years and I wasn't the best academically but I am happy to have it behind me. I struggled with depression and loneliness but made it through.

    Dec 10, 2012
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  • Tuva

    Wow....that sounds EXACTLY like me when I graduated from high school and went into university. I felt that my "brains" were a sham and that I wasn't nearly as smart as I thought (or other people thought) I was.

    "slow-witted, mediocre and awkward in comparison" pretty much sums up how I felt all through school.

    Dec 10, 2012
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    • ElysianPeace

      Thank you for responding- it's comforting to know that other people have gone through the same difficulties as I'm currently experiencing. If you don't mind me asking, how did you deal with it?

      Dec 10, 2012
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    • Tuva

      Honestly, I wish that I could say that I DID deal with it properly, but instead I suffered from depression and loneliness all through my university years. I really don't want anyone else to have to go through that. I did eventually get my degree, but I still feel like I don't deserve it.

      Dec 10, 2012
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    • ElysianPeace

      I can fully empathize with feeling that you don't deserve it- however, it's amazing that you persevered onwards to obtain your degree, despite any difficulties you may have been facing at the time. I can only hope that I can emulate that courage.

      Dec 10, 2012
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    • Tuva

      I appreciate that, though with me, I'm not sure if it was so much courage as just that I didn't know what else to do. It's like I HAD to finish, even if I just squeaked by. Academics is all I knew, like yourself, and even though I faltered so much, there was no other option for me BUT to finish. I'm just saying that I hope that you CAN find your passion or your motivation. Four months in isn't a lot, so I just want you to be able to be happy eventually and you DO have time to turn it around. :)

      Dec 10, 2012
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