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Author Topic: How do I know if what I'm doing is top priority in my life?  (Read 211 times)
Lily_Blanc
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« on: August 08, 2011, 09:46:40 AM »

I'm in college. I'm 19. My boyfriend and I live with my parents, (in separate rooms, of course.) I am attempting to get a job. We're moving to Texas in 2 years, my parents are moving to Arkansas. My mother suffers from too many mental and physical illnesses to put, I want to keep this as short as possible. There is a lot of stress in my house, and I find it particularly hard, and exhausting to find a job. So I'm chipping away at it, taking one business at a time, calling and re-calling, y'know... but my father thinks I should be helping around the house more. So I stray from job hunting to cleaning the house constantly. It seems like my boyfriend and I just can't catch up. But then my father says, "How's the job searching going? Don't you think you should be doing that instead of cleaning the house?" So I go back to job hunting. The house slowly gets dusty, etc... and the cycle starts again. I'm finding it difficult to juggle all of these tasks that nobody has problems doing. I feel depressed, like I'm in a fog I can't see my way out of, and overly stressed, and I haven't done ANYTHING in a month. Nothing I do is right. My self esteem has pretty much plummeted, so I've decided to take one thing at a time. I want to please my dad. My mom can't handle cleaning the house anymore. I can't get a job. I'm starting classes in 2 weeks, taking more than the average amount of hours... what should I be focusing on? School? Cleaning? Finding a job? I'm really, really confused. It feels like it should be obvious, but it's just not for some reason... I feel kind of dumb typing this out, because I know I'm not the only one. I guess I just need some advice from somebody.
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2011, 12:47:45 PM »

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Okay, I'm going through some stressful stuff too. So I think I can say I may understand what pure going through a bit.

First off, focus on the positive things and dwell in the positive. Be overly optimistic when your sad thoughts come about. Don't take so many hours at school while you're going through this!!!

Try to get work study in school. Ask about it in school. Apply for government jobs and stuff. Tell your dad how you feel. Tell him its putting so much stress on you and its affecting you mentally and emotionally.
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