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Can I still turn my life around at 28?
I have almost no job experience, can still get a good job? Or its over?
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>>33832796
It's never over

You will never be conscious of it being over, even when it is. Life just keeps going, so you can let the suck snowball until your life is nothing but suck or you can start pushing back. It only takes about 5 years to really course correct, which is nothing really. Don't take it so seriously, just work hard but keep it mind there's a limited amount you need to do in any one day, relax for the rest of it.
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>>33832829
I know its never trully over, but when it comes to job you know there is a point when it becomes extremelly hard if you dont have good experience.
Also what should I do to turn my life around, non job related
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>>33832843
Not that anon, but what do you want to do? What do you live like now?

Im like you, same age, NEET for 3 years now. A month ago I stopped doing drugs, this week ive applied for a few retail jobs to just get some money, im looking into fields id like to work in, and I set aside time every day to grind/practice them. Are you sociable? Networking will take your further than experience in a lot of cases.
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>>33832796
I am at the same boat 28 yrs old with a usless degree and NEET for me it's over you can try getting a wagie job if you consider this an achivement
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>>33832796
possible yeah
likely? no

let’s be real
if you could have you would have by now

at certain point you may as well become an mgtow monk
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>>33832796
Yes and in fact you are very young still. Still enough time to learn a trade or some other thing and start a career.
Blessings to you anon.
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>>33832796
You can, but, are you good at something? Anything?
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>>33833023
Im unemployed, live with parents, have no friends, no girlfriend (and never had) and no hobbies, and I rarely leave my house.
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>>33832796
as long as you draw breath, you can succeed.
Colonel Sanders (the KFC guy) didn't start KFC until he was 62
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>>33833960
>Im unemployed, live with parents, have no friends, no girlfriend (and never had)
>I rarely leave my house.
I was the same at your age and managed to improve my life

>no hobbies
Answer my question >>33833886
Also, do you have any interests? Were you good at something in school?
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>>33833960
>unemployed
Whats holding you back? I was pretty mentally immature about trying to find work. Get a part time job for now if you can, it will suck, its ok that it sucks, it wont be forever I promise you.
>I live at home
This is ok, you can save more of the money you make from the job this way. DO make a budget and dont impulse spend, I used to do that and I think a lot of people do honestly.
>no friends
I dont know you personally, but anyone can make friends if they try. Its not free, you have to put in some work. Its a two way street kinda deal
>tfw no gf
Its ok buddy, my best friend has never had a GF either, I dont think it means anything in particular and I think it can be quite hard. Dating apps suck, but if youd like to try one Hinge is seemingly the best atm. My personal advice is focus on yourself for a bit first, women can come later
>no hobbies
What do you do all day? I dont mean this in a demeaning or dismissive way, I would just like to gauge your interest in some way. Even if you fucking goon and watch loli harem anime all day its literally something. Then again when I was very depressed I would bed rot, scroll social media, and vape until id pass out again.
>I rarely leave my house
Thats ok, you have a computer and I dont know where you live but if its not urban/a city there might not be much out there. If you have a pair of headphones id like to suggest going for a walk, thats it, just walk. Its a habit I picked up when I stopped smoking and I think its a good one. Fresh air, movement, and some time to think. It could be a short walk, or a long one, but I think its good.

I just want you to know anon, its ok, you arent alone in experiencing this. Im pretty much in the same boat as you, but I believe in you. WAGMI brother, if you cant believe in yourself believe in god or even me because we believe in you.
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>>33833864
holy based
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you have 30+ years of working ahead of you
unless you want to be a professional athlete then no it's not over
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>>33833960
This is me too, and I am 29.
>>33834077
You're so nice, anon. But some of us are just so fucked up to fix the course we're on, stuck in a rut as some call it, it's difficult to get out of that abyss when you're lost and do not know what the fuck to start with since everything needs fixing all at once and the clock of life is ticking. I get panic attacks knowing I will be 30 soon and haven't done shit with my life.
The only things I do is eat, sleep, shit and sometimes buy, fix and sell used PCs and phones to help my aging parents and it's not sustainable at all and I only make pocket change.
The only reason I leave the house is to workout at a park, that's it.
Cannot even talk well due to my years of social isolation, and other dudes look at me weird, and I do not even go near girls at the park to not make them uncomfortable since I look like a creep.
I feel horrible for ny parents, I wish they had a better son.
I do not sleep well at night, merely 4 to 5 hours due to the stress and thinking about my shit life 24/7.
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>>33834915
You dont murder people for fun, itll be ok.
>buy, fix, sell PCs and Phones
Have you ever considered getting a cert and making a career of that?
>some of us are too fucked up
I wish my parents had a son who was more deserving of their kindness and the opportunities they afford me. I have never dreamed of a life past 30 because I just assumed since i was 16 something would magically happen or id off myself.
>workout at the park
Thats actually really good im glad you get out anon
Im going to be honest, anytime id mention interest or things I liked it felt like others were patronizing me. Any time a job or career was brought up id literally almost cry and get angry. Id waste my money and even my parents money smoking weed all the time or getting drunk as fuck and driving home. I just didn't care that I might kill myself or someone else. I would pray id get a brain tumor and die, or maybe if I did and survived id finally find a reason to live. Its retarded to admit. Every day anon you you need to take one small step, even if you fall. You might feel like youre being realistic, but even IF thats true (its not) what does it get you? Be delusional if you must, but its not over. Have you ever tried Journaling? I dont like the idea of reaching out to anyone ever about anything, but recently I have been writing in my notes app or making voice notes in them when I feel sad and frustrated. Its a good way to get ideas out and talk through them yourself. Do you like video games? If you do, what kinds?
I swear to you anon, you can change, I know you can. Stop comparing yourself to others as if its a race. I have been in the abyss, im nowhere close to free, every day I wake up thinking ill just fall back down. It doesnt need to all be fixed at once though, truly. Its small things every day. Im a 28 year old "man" and the best thing ive done is give myself a bed time (it helped a good amount desu). You can do it anon, trust me. Dooming is going to anchor you down there.



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