23f lost and need life directions:(

Hello I am 23f and have ni clue what to do in life, i finished my grad like two years ago ( it will be 2 years in oct plus i will also turn 24 in the same month) from past two years i have not stepped out of the house much, i feel like whatever i watch on instagram, i want to be that, if i see reels of a painter, or civil servant or army or language expert, i will go towards that side but again won't do anything, all my batchmates are doing jobs or will be placed somewhere. My sister younger to me is also working, idk what i want to do in life, i am not best at anything. Not academics or creative aspects. I tried doing some jobs but none really worked out. If there is something that has kinda sticked with in all this 5 years then it is maybe ( dance and acting ) like i feel a little alive when i do this but i can not even bring myself to say this all out because i have passed my prime. I seriously have no clue what to do, i dont want to stick in a place that i will hate forever ( like someone i knew was working his whole life but hated it and would simply drink after that in the morning go back ) i don't want that.

I just want to live my life on my own terms. I just know for a fact that i don't want to live witj my family like I want to live separately. Please don't tell me that comparison is the thief of joy or to run away and start life again and all that, someone please who has lived life or maybe has felt an ounce of what i am feeling right now give 2 cents. Bottom line: i have couple of mental health issues that i am handling on the side so i absolutely can not run away, for some reason i wanted to always go to bombay but i can't go randomly given my wonderful conservative family. So if anyone has some solid ideas or even first steps or ladder ideas please tell, i also want to live life a little:))) Thank you if you read so much Hoping the lord keeps you happy always ^_^

Posted Feb 18, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC

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