<p>Is anyone else feeling meh right now?</p>
<p>There's nothing wrong with my life. I'm getting good grades and doing well. It's just..meh. I'm going to go through high school and go to college and prob end up working a job that I'm lukewarm about.</p>
<p>It's not depression exactly. It's just..=[</p>
<p>You could always write novels:)</p>
<p>I feel like I should be doing more with my life.</p>
<p>Sad that you have no passion in your life.</p>
<p>^I never said that.</p>
<p>My passions are writing and running.</p>
<p>Right now I have little time for either. And my parents don’t want me to major in English because it doesn’t provide good job prospectives. It just feels unfair. - - but I guess I’m just venting.</p>
<p>Many colleges offer interdisciplinary studies which will let you take English and other classes.</p>
<p>Also, most good colleges follow a core curriculum that makes everyone study English anyways.</p>
<p>What college btw?</p>
<p>Earlier today I made it my new goal to wring out every drop of awesomeness in my life. I’ll try anything and everything once, even if it injures me.</p>
<p>It’s a lot harder to do that when you’re restricted by high school work.</p>
<p>I thought about that myself. Just don’t think! Recently I’ve been thinking:</p>
<p>I finish HS -> I go to college -> I get a job with a mediocre wage -> Raise a family -> I spend the money on me & family a little bit -> I retire -> I die. Depressing, isn’t it? I realized that when I was playing Sims 3 with my cousin and each person in the family that we went through lived the EXACT. SAME. LIFESTYLE.</p>
<p>I think the point is to think about it. Once you realize how depressing it is, you feel the desire to pursue something more. That’s a good effect.</p>
<p>I’ve been feeling this way for the past few days. My family thinks I’m depressed, which I’m not. And I haven’t been very productive because of it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m a junior too. Bad timing lol :|</p>
<p>Among the lines of this (a mix of apathy and laziness) was what I had for years, and still do to a certain extent. Not the best feeling.</p>
<p>What about a double major?</p>
<p>Don’t let your parents influence your decisions when declaring a major though.</p>
<p>My English teacher went to Pomona. Obviously he’s not making a whole lot as an English teacher, but he loves what he does. He’s a really smart and passionate guy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I’m probably going to major in English regardless of what my parents think.</p>
<p>^Blackroses - I’d love to see myself in a job that I’m passionate about and enjoy. I don’t know whether I would enjoy teaching English, but it’s a possibility.</p>
<p>Invoyable - You sound like you managed to deal with your apathy a little…how?</p>
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Idk, part of it is that the stuff in school, some of it isn’t actually all that bad - it’s like, if I have to be there anyways, might as well learn some information. So I’ve stopped sleeping in every class, not do my hw (or do it last minute at school), never open my textbook, etc those kinds of habits that I’ve retained for many years. Just in time? Lol, I’m a junior…</p>
<p>And then there’s other personal realizations and reasons that vary among individuals, so it’ll depend on your circumstances.</p>
<p>The minute I walk in school I am depressed. On my drive home (unless there is a car in front of me that is going the speed limit (So annoying. Go over, noobs)), I am like yay, time to procrastinate.</p>
<p>Depressed + Yay = Meh? </p>
<p>=P</p>
<p>This was the story of my freshman and sophomore years. Ennui, I believe is the word. Reach out to friends and hang out. Sometimes just a night chilling with friends watching Zoolander is just enough to pick you up. For me, when I’m feeling down, I sleep over at my friend’s house. Her rec room is this lovely pink loft, and we watch episodes of Gilmore Girls one after another, gossip, drink tea, and fall asleep at a pathetically early hour so we can wake up and make breakfast. It’s literally the most restorative thing in the world.</p>
<p>During those years, I was so convinced it was circumstantial, but the fact is, it’s not. I applied to two boardings schools to leave my situation, but the (free) science and math magnet school I got into simply wasn’t the right environment, and I didn’t get enough finaid for my parents to consent to the arts school I was accepted to. It was really helpful for me to have that free magnet school as an option to escape, though, and suddenly, my unremarkable public school became a conscious choice. I accepted my situation and started really pursuing what mattered to me. </p>
<p>Basically, you have to take ownership of your situation. As soon as you wake up in the morning (and don’t play the snooze button game…get your arse out of bed and turn on some loud music), get excited for the day. Run through your classes and think of something moderately entertaining in each of them, whether it be a movie, a test you’re ready for, or talking to a friend. You have to fake your enthusiasm to get out of a rut.</p>