Can you beat me in the "loser department"?

Doesn't sound that bad at all. Not that good, but not that bad. Sounds pretty normal.

1) Maybe Radiography won't be the most fun you ever had in your life (or maybe it is). But if you don't want to continue to study after your degree then it sure as hell beats being a waiter doesn't it? Don't have so high standards. You should be content with a job in Radiography.

2) You're afraid of getting a GF because of children? That's a long way to go man. Get the girl first, then worry about children and divorces and whatnot.

How is it going for you now?

@themajormayor: It's going great, thank you for asking. After 18 or 19 (not sure now) programming diplomas I decided to change careers (I took programming to begin with because my mother wanted me to make "tons of money to give to her" and if I refused to study it she would kick me out) and became a physical therapist. Met the most wonderful Dutch girl, moved to the Netherlands, opened my own company, got married and we're going to start a family. Couldn't have asked for anything more =)

Sounds like you turned things around, to say the least. Great to hear!

@themajormayor: You're a nice guy =D And yeah, it took a lot of effort and time but you can always turn things around if you don't give up.

@korvus: Cool story, bro.

@Allicrombie: Everything's better with no paragraphs.

@korvus: I was actually thinking that you must have a pretty high level of resilience to turn stuff around like that, which is pretty impressive.

@Allicrombie: I'd like to take the praise but to be honest I just hate failing so I don't do quitting...it's a stubbornness thing, not due to any attractive quality =P

Honestly, in my opinion that is the best quality if you want to be successful.

@themajormayor: I'll be sure to relay your view of things to my wife =P

Hahah, why? What does she say?

@themajormayor: She's actually quite ok with it, but next time she tells me I'm being stubborn I'll just say "Well, I'll have you know that the guys over at GS think that's one of my greatest assets" XD

I have you beat and most people beat in this area to be honest alot of people wished they where you where at believe it or not. But if things don't turn around this year for me by next year they should either I score well enough on the up coming sanitation worker test and actually land that dream job if not I'm off to what ever branch of the military will take me looking to get into the airforce or coast guard as my first picks but there's always the army or marines don't want to live on a boat for months at a time to so no navy for me.

My situation isn't good but I realize it could be much worse I actually have a roof under my head and don't have to worry about where my next meal will come from. I'm young and I'm not mentally or physically disabled and my future actually has hope to improve quite significantly although I how I get to that improved future is limited in options and still a bit resentful of most likely having to go to the military but at least I have that option available to me to improve my life and not just awaiting my death which could happen at any moment in the from of a rocket from the sky just think of those poor people in the gaza strip compared to them I'm in a much much much better place.

@DJ_Headshot: Best of luck, man =)

Damn, that's great. Good for you, man. :)

Well besides anxiety disorder which I suffered from, where I mentioned it earlier in this thread, it actually doesn't feel like I have it that bad, might actually still have it good. Best of all is I don't really have much for anxiety/sleeping problems at all now.

I'm still a loner, but being a loner can still have its advantages.

Come to think of it, probably 99.5% of this forum has me beat on having it worse...

Thanks for all the kind replies, guys. I think being up at 2AM last night making this thread contributed to such negativity from me. I'm one of those people that can lay in bed all night contemplating all the stupid crap I've done or said and how crappy I perceive life to be (insert scumbag brain meme here).

While I don't have the most awesome life ever, things definitely could be a lot worse. I think part of me is just sad about how different I am from other people my age or in my generation; you know, fitting in.

But whatevs, thanks again, everyone. Hopefully I can remember to look at this thread the next time I'm feeling down. :P

Yes I have you beat by a significant margin. I won't go into detail but beating you in "the loser department" is perhaps my greatest victory in recent memory, enough said. Not to mention I'm a terrible person who doesn't like animals, not even cats and I believe social media is voluntary NSA data collection. Tin foil hat engaged. That said, I'm surprising happy and secure with who and what I am but from an objective point of view I'm loser elite and have no desire to change.

KingKinect, you don't like animals? You best be joking. Animals are awesome!

They're awesome until your leg starts getting humped...

...

Or your balls get bitten off. D:

:P

Well I like to eat animals. Does that count? I'm not sure I would say they are awesome but they sure do taste awesome!

I'm with you there. I'd rather jump in front of a semi truck than be a vegetarian or vegan for life. God, I really don't understand how those people can enjoy life without meat. It's almost like trying to enjoy life without oxygen, except that would kill you in a few minutes, LOL.

The latter is the one you would probably want to kill, lol.

Indeedily doo. The former one you can just slap on the nose. :P

Have you ever even talked with a vegan? Otherwise you'd know better than to say silly things like they actually enjoy life.

LOL

@gamerguru100: Life is hard and whoever says differently is either lying or really lucky, but it can always become better if you work at it. You're not in the place you'd like in life? We can all relate (we are either there ourselves or have been there) but you have a solid start and a solid base to work with. You can do this! =D

honestly bro, i dont know what to tell you. i have the same issue as you and having anxiety is one of the worst things ever. i have been dealing with it for 32 years, i hope it doesnt last that long with you. it really is a relationship killer and cost me so many potential girlfriends. some girls from high school who i still see today who seem to be still interested in me but i dont have the courage to ask them out.

the only thing i can tell you is you just have to say to yourself that you are going to change the way you are and do everything in your power to make that change. you cant let your anxiety get the best of you. you have to conquer it. you just have to ask yourself, do you want to keep living like this for the rest of your life? the longer you keep living like this the worser it will get. just free yourself. have a worry free attitude and realize you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it and that noone can hold you back.

he is a pretty good writer. that is one thing i can say college does teach you well, how to write papers properly.

well google and facebook were created by the CIA so you're not to far off.

The drama! The horror! The blandness! =P

I think it could be great as long as you remember the golden rule of story telling and never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Personal demons for example could become real demons you actually engaged in mortal combat. Then just sign up Michael Bay and let him work his story telling magic.

Why not here you can remain anonymous and dont have to feel ashamed, plus its good to get shit off your chest, it can make you feel better even if its to a bunch of strangers in a chat room :)

Personally: I think this is the wrong attitude to adopt. Rather than avoid and deny personal flaws or repress feelings: a person is better off aspiring to be better, using deduction and rationalization to filter out the voices of decent. If a voice of decent is valid: then it is simply an opportunity to better yourself.

In the grand scheme of things: people generally really have very little to be ashamed off. It tends to be inflated by behaviors such as mentioned above.

I like your attitude bro

I'm 23 and life is about making mistakes then learning