I’ve just finished uni and am feeling kind of lost- I miss the structure, the learning opportunities the social aspect and the sense of purpose and identity that education gave me. I feel kind of empty without it and when I see other people my age having already secured jobs/travelling the world/getting married and moving out of the childhood home I feel like I’m falling behind and just generally feel low and the thoughts that I had as a teenager about never being good enough are returning. I’m a massive overthinker who always needs something to keep their mind busy and I’m not coping without a set of tasks and goals and my efforts to try and replicate this through online courses hasn’t had the effect I desired- maybe I’m missing the validation that comes from learning in full time education or the anxiety about never securing a job is taking over or maybe something else, I don’t really know.

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