The start of a big change

[BBUser86]

So I've written so many drafts for this post but none of them seem to really satisfy me so I'll just talk to you, I guess!

I just graduated high school, I landed myself a full time job and I'm earning money. What more could a teen want? The thing is, I hate it! I don't want to be apart of this so called rat race. I want my life to have purpose and so I can look back and be content with it.

Most people would sayfind my passion, right? Unfortunately, I've never really had a hobby or belief that I've kept with. So I looked at my life experience. Something that has turned my life upside down that I could rant and rave about until I'm blue in the face? 

My dad. He took his life seven months after I was born due to the overwhelming pressure of bipolar. This is one topic that I'm so passionate about. Growing up, anyone that felt alone or sad could count on me to chat to because I couldn't allowed another family to go through and experience what mine had. 

I guess this is why I'm here. I'm keen to get involved and do dad proud. I'm excited and nervous but I'm ready for this!! Bring on 2016 and my road to help others 🙂 

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi Nee,

First of all welcome to the BeyondBlue forums and thanks for reaching out to us!

I just want to give you a warm welcome for sharing your story. I'm sorry to hear of your Dad but to hear that you want to turn this experience into something positive is very inspirational.  I think that you should be really proud of yourself for being so resilient as this is such a hard thing to go through.

It sounds like from your post that your passion might be something to do with mental health or helping others.  Have you investigated this any further? Maybe counselling/psychology might interest you? Or being an advocate for people?  The great thing about this industry is that there are lots of ways to make a difference that don't always require a University degree; it just depends what interests you more and where you'd like to end up that doesn't feel part of a 'rat race'.

Bring on 2016; I'm excited to see where it takes you!

Cheers,