Everyone seems to have their life figured out except me

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Then what?Then what?Assumptions?Be specific!Be specific!How?Be specific!Be specific!Alternatives?Alternatives?Alternatives?What is the goal?What if?How do you know?So what?So what?Be specific!Then what?So what?Really?How does it feel?Alternatives?Alternatives?Why?I feel like everyone has their life figured out except meI see people on social media living perfect livesMost of what I see is carefully edited highlightsI am comparing my inside to their outsideI can remind myself that nobody posts their bad daysI compare myself to friends at school tooMy best friend already knows she wants to be a doctorNot knowing yet does not mean I am behindMany successful people changed direction several timesIt makes me anxious and sometimes I cannot sleepI want to feel less pressure about the futureI could talk to someone I trust about how I feelI could try different things to see what I enjoyI could stop following accounts that make me feel badI will talk to my school counselor this weekI will sign up for one new activity this month to exploreI will unfollow five accounts that make me feel worseHaving options open is actually a strength at my ageSome friends who seem sure now might change their minds laterI could focus on what I enjoy right now instead of what I want to beI enjoy art and writing but I assumed those are not real careersThat assumption comes from other people not from meI could explore creative careers and see what is out thereI could write in my journal every night about what made me happy todayAfter a month I will see a pattern of what I actually care about
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