Feeling lost can mean a few different things. It can mean that you don't know what you want to major in at college, or it can mean that you feel alone. Being lost can mean that you just lost your job and don't know what else to do. It can mean that you have no idea what you want to do with your life in general.
As a freshman college student, I feel lost. I don't know for sure what I want to do as a career in the future or what I can do with the Bachelor's degree in media arts that I'm working to get. I am unsure of what my skills are or what I'm even somewhat good at. Sometimes it's hard to tell who my real friends are and which ones have drifted out of my life for good. I try to identify myself, saying that I am an artist, a media arts major, a photographer, a writer, and so on. When I think about it though, I don't consider myself to be especially skilled in any of those things. I don't know what I can do particularly well that I can make into a career for myself. What do I do after college? Will anyone ever hire me for a job that is any better than a minimum wage job that doesn't require a degree? Will I have gone to college for nothing? Where do I want to move to in the future? Do I want to stay where I am now? Do I want to move to another state? Do I want to live in a huge city, or do I want to live somewhere quieter and more peaceful? I wonder about all of these things constantly and I feel like I'm drowning in all of these incessant worries about who, what, and where I am going to be in my life and how I am going to get there. I feel lost.
With that being said, there are some things in my life that are helping me steer myself in the right direction and making me feel like I'm not entirely lost. Being a writer and editor-in-chief for my community on The Odyssey has made me realize some of my skills that I didn't know I had before. Going to college made me meet new people that are a significant part of my life, and it's giving me something to work towards. Whether I find a career in media arts after I graduate or not, at least I will know that I worked for my degree and that I accomplished something. So far, my college experience has made me feel less lonely and I feel like I might be starting to head in the right direction.
Almost everyone feels lost at some point in their life. If you feel like you're lost, find something or someone that makes you feel more confident in yourself and what direction your life is going in. Your friends, your family, your job, your education, your hobbies, or anything else that is important to you can help you go down the right path. Whatever it is, find those one or two things in your life and stick with them. You'll figure it out, and when you do, you won't feel so lost.
