Not Knowing My Key-Area of Interests to Move Forward in Life

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That sounds directly up my alley. How does one get into a field like that?

1. You don't have to decide today. It'll come.
2. You don't have to pick just one thing. People are living longer. You might be able to fit 2-3, 20-25 yr. careers into your life if you can stay healthy.
3. Just start something. (Like 3 degrees... yah!) If you change your mind about something down the road, you can.

I was thinking the same thing.

There is nothing I want to do that could lead to any kind of employment or income.

I understand you.

I do draw, although surviving as an artist where I come from (my country) is unfortunately not a "wise" decision - unless you were a very sociable person and had the right contacts etc.

At present I am simply keeping a journal and writing - although I dont particularly pay attention (or even go back to read what I've written from past dates) to what I'm writing and it is just a means for expression. My mind just "runs" along and the writing can feel good as an outlet, but all in all it can get mundane and i am leaning against the idea it's my depression at the moment that's making things bland for me.

So far, all the journals I've writen, once i've come to the end/last page - I just throw the book away... Lol. It's merely for the purpose of expressing and releasing for me - currently.

And my doctor/psychiatrist has been telling me to journal, but like I mentioned above... keeping the book doesnt seem meaningful to me (for the most part) since I dont usually go back to read through them and with my fear of 'hoarding' which I already have from my ocd - I dont want to pile things up and 'collect' more books.


I'm contemplating learning C+ and Html etc... to do web design/writing as a career - but once again, due to depression and perhaps even my focus in general, (yes I've tried a couple times already to learn this) I dont particularly pay attention or get bored of it easily... EVEN THOUGH in some instances when I'm using my com here... i.e. using the forums here, I sudden "excitement" to want to learn them and simply move ahead in Life.. but these "excitements" dont seem to last very long and usually fade away within the day itself.

bummer.


- skribble

The typical route is through accountancy training. In the UK AAT is a good route (1 day a week course for a couple of years). That isn't essential, it's the analytical attitude and some experience in what your auditing thats important.

It's just one suggestion, but it's definitely something that would suit some aspies.

If you keep talking I might have some other ideas

Jason

I feel the exact same way, except I don't even have any hobbies that would not lead to employment either.

Me either unless some Chinese sweatshop would pay me to powertrain people's mmorpg accounts.

I could write reviews for metal albums or something, but I don't know that such jobs are in high demand. Also there is the chance I would not be totally reliable depending on how my mental state interferes.

Freelance writing about your interests seems a perfectly good use of your time, even if it doesn't lead to a significant income. My wife was a magazine editor for a while, it would surprise you how hard it is to find good articles and content on a monthly basis. Why don't you give it a go?

Jason

I might, I just honestly do not feel motivated to do a whole lot nor do I seem to get much enjoyment out of anything that might be part of why I have that lack of motivation. but yeah i don't always feel quite this bad, but when I do there does not seem to be a whole lot I can do about it.

Personal Update (plus a sharing with all):

I am currently writing in a privage blog, with the subject titles appropriately labelled 'Daily Dose'.

In it I indicate
• my medication dosage + time of day taken
• my Overall Mood (from the moment i am up and out from bed - this is just a marking point) from a scale of 1 - 10.
5 is 'Just okay, moderate'. Which is most common at the moment for me.

• Lastly my Anxiety/OCD Level (also based on a scale of 1 - 10, the OC part only applying i you have Ocd.. but if not then you could just use 'anxiety' level).


The i just put a brief statement of how i'm feeling and remind myself of my goals - sometimes writing more in-depth if I want to.
I keep it brief because I like to physically write the in-depth stuff into my journal/book itself. It could go either way for you - i.e. if you prefer typing everything out then you could do that too without keeping any book like I do.

I have tried going full digital before but it didnt quite work for me as i felt writing in a book connects me to my soul better. From pen to soul.

**Also, I had an important realization - which may also apply to you. When I tried I feel Much better leaving a space between everything single line, rather than writing on consecutive lines only to space when moving to a new paragraph.

This signified giving myself "space" - from the sensory overload that i may experience regularly. Plus I was a little "overwhelmed" when trying to read my writing with consecutive lines (i write a Lot at one go) - although reading a book, someone else's writing doesnt have this effect on me. I guess i'm much more focused on my own personal thoughts etc.

So anyway, this has been an update to say that i want to move forward in life and although seemed like a waste of time juSt yesterday - i'm bringing it to my senses that i'm actually putting the pieces together for myself, and indicating how or where the medication affected me or helped me Improve will be beneficial in the long run as I record what works for me.

Previously, yesterday and weeks+months before I Always overlooked this - but now as i'm older - and my doctor continuously mentioning how he had been writing for 7 long years just to understand himself better when he was growing up has inspired me to be positive with this recording process. It's also a release.

Oh yes, and I usually write whilst listening to music with earphones - especially my favourite band Incubus helps the process a lot.

I hope it helps you if you decide to start doing so, or are already at it.

Thanks for listening and for you guys' time!
skribble

Talents often aren't lying around on the surface - like any resource, they have to be mined, worked, refined. Everyone has some kind (or several) life activities that are latent in their psyche. There are probably several things you enjoy doing - and one of those is probably what would fit for a "career."

Whatever that topic is that you're obsessive about -for myself it is plants & fungi, definitely think along those lines at first. I've found it very easy to build and assimilate a workable life path from that proclivity. I can read about plants and fungi for hours and never be bored with it. I've also built my business around this interest.

I have found that owning and running my own business has been substantially rewarding. It's easy to build and be motivated when you're doing things for yourself. For years I worked for other people and was rather miserable doing so. People with any form of Autism do not do well in constricting social environments - and the more control you have over that, the better off you'll be, I think.