Anyone feel like they have no talent

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I definitely feel the same way, that I have no talent nor any special interest. I'm good at washing dishes and sweeping the floor. But only my own dishes and floors. Other people's are often too gross and disorganized to work with. I have even had a dream where I was in heaven and my best friend was singing beautiful songs to forest animals (kind of like Snow White) and in the dream I got curious what it was that I "did" there. Upon asking I discovered that my job was to sweep the porch. At first I was sad, but then I thought, well, actually I do like sweeping. haha
Last year I was feeling really empty because of having no talent for anything, and as I prayed about it a beautiful thought came to me: My job is to find beauty. I was instantly electrified with joy when this suggestion came to my mind because I can't help but always be attracted to beauty, and therefore I am sort of always looking for it. To think that finding beauty could be a job was certainly a new idea to me. Although I still can't really see anything practical about it, at least I was shown something that I am gifted at. Yay I hope this gives you some hope and maybe an unexpected insight into what you might do best, something you're always doing without realizing it.

Yeah not having any talent or in one I care about makes me very angry and depressed. I get told I am a good actor but I have no interest in acting and it greatly exhaust me.

One of my special interest is baking, I've made at least 30 cakes and batches of cupcakes, yet they still don't live up to my standards. I try different recipes, ingredients, and techniques and I still can't make any that are bakery or even supermarket level. I can't pipe frosting to save my life, I looked at tons of videos, researched on the type of tips to use yet it still comes out as if it was my first time.

I wanted to be an animator when I was younger, I spent hours every day trying to animate stick figures and drawings, they were all crappy too. I couldn't use being a kid as en excuse since there were other kids that had amazing animations.

I recently tried to follow a simple Blender 3D modelling tutorial. After about step 9 it all failed, I checked forums, made sure I used the same version as the the instructor and it still wouldn't work. It's like the world is trying to keep me from progressing.

I tried pixel art which others say is simple and easy for people that can't draw, I fail at that too.

I just bought about 15 how to draw books and I'm practicing with them. I hope to see some progress before I start punishing my hands. I gave up drawing and wanting to be an animator 3 years ago. It made me really frustrated seeing other people that didn't practice drawing much or like it draw better than me. It made me even matter when some people so talented used it all to draw porn and weird fetishes, even if it was for commission request I felt they weren't utilizing their talents properly. It is like being friends with someone who has super powers but only uses it to do basic stuff like open soda cans or grab the remote from across the room.

I feel I lack imagination. It really upsets me since Aspies and Autistics are claimed to be so creative and talented and here I am defying all that.

Hard work means nothing if you can't get any progress. Reminds me of Rock Lee from Naruto, he has no talent in Ninjutsu and Genjutsu but he makes up for it with Taijutsu, while he is great at that, it still feels kinda horrible when everyone else can control elements, summon giant animals, hypnosis, do village destroying moves, have their own special moves that can only be properly done by genetics and have the ability to copy other abilities. Sure you could use the hidden gates, but what if everyone else starts using it? You'll just be the guy that can punch and kick.

Futurama had an episode about Fry trying to play an instrument but no matter how much he practices he will never get good because he has stupid fingers. Basically no talent and a possibly genetic condition keeping him from doing it.

Maybe I have my expectations too high.

OMG can totally relate! I have no talent whatsoever either. This is, after taking the advice of people to try to meet people who share my few interests, I'm the WORST player, the least knowledgeable, etc... The trouble is, my interests are in things most intellectuals are interested in, problem is, I'm not the least bit intellectual. So I feel stupid, even in situations when I'm supposed to have something in common with people.

I can most definitely relate, especially due to the fact that I am on Social Security and only working part-time in retail. (Sorry to offend anyone with my bluntness).

What's so blunt about being on social security, and working part time?

It's just your situation. There are many people trying to make the best of it in this way.

The problem with "bluntness" occurs when it is used to insult someone.

i don't have an extreme talent in anything.

I suck at many things.

I can howl pretty well, though.

I have no real talents that can be considered useful to anyone. I have a good memory for facts, but that isn't really useful to anyone. I wonder how I got to this age without really knowing how to do anything. I dream of writing Denis Istomin's story but people would think I was weird if I told them that. I would like to work with children with disabilities, but I am too old to go back to school now. I have seen my education go to waste.

How did I ever become so useless?

My sister passed away today. She was NT and taught elementary school. I wonder why a person like me, with no discernible talent except for memorizing a bunch of useless information, is still alive. I'd like to hope that I still have some purpose for living. I think to myself, "Who is going to read a book about a relatively unknown player whose importance is known only to me?"

I am a fan of a tennis player who succeeded against great odds, and I hope against logic and reality that I can do the same.

Thank you, ASPartOfMe!

my parents early on saw I wasn't too good at anything. i do have a few isolated things that some people call "gifts" [such as perfect pitch that has become less than perfect as I've aged, then became more perfect again, scratches head over that one].

renaeden,

That really stinks on the part of your teacher! A better way of saying it would be, "I know how much you want to do this and I see you're running into some trouble. Can I help you or find someone you can work with?" If someone has a passion, it's terrible to give up on someone if they're having a hard time.