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[quote=Anonymous]Getting a job in high school and meeting other people. I realized there was a bigger world. I also liked that no one there was trying to fix me. I discovered that I liked working and it was a good thing for my entire life (now retired and volunteering). I took on extra jobs when I was lonely or bored when I was in grad school or moved to a new place and it helped me through good and bad times. I discovered that I iked to stay busy. I think sometimes analysis is paralysis, at least for me.

I also had to figure out who I was and what I really wanted to do. All I'd ever heard was what my dad wanted me to do and it was not at all anything I had talent for, so I felt like a failure.

Once I learned what I was good at, I got motivated on my own and had a successful education and career. My parents were supportive, like you, but I was just a lot different from them. I have the same experience with my own kids! They have none of my interests or aptitudes, but they do have their own. You will be okay. Give it time. [/quote]

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