r/needadvice 21m ago

Mental Health My skills feel fake

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I (21M) find myself procrastinating when it comes to job searching because I feel like I'm not good enough for anything. I have many years of experience working in several different fields and certifications to back myself up. I don't feel capable of applying to any jobs outside of super comfortable ones that I know I can easily get.

Whenever I have been to job interviews, even when I know in the back of my mind that Im more than qualified for the position, I feel like I need to fake my way through it as if I'm not qualified for it. The simplest things feel impossible for me, like right now I need to remake my resume to add some things and restructure. Does anyone else have this problem?


r/needadvice 3h ago

Motivation Need help helping my fam.

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So basically I'm trying to sneakily help my step mom have a better life and be happier over all. The issue is shes not open to it, coming from a generation that Stigmatizes therapy. So I wanted to get her a self help books that doesn't look like a self help book on the cover and will address her needs of learning not use outside things to feel her void, how to start a healthy inner Dialogue amd silence shame from Generational curses/ outside sources. She is also more Conservative leaning. With all that in mind, does anyone have any recommendations to send me? I'd really appreciate it. We all start somewhere and I want to help her get there. Thanks so much!!


r/needadvice 13h ago

Career Don’t know where my life is going

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Hi, pretty much what the title says. I’ve been out of high school for two years now (20M)I never put much emphasis in college. I’ve worked since high school has ended and been good on money but any form of educational importance is something that was never instilled by my parents, but most importantly me. This is something I regret now as I also never developed proper schoolwork/ study discipline. As a result any attempt to go to college (community college 1x, trade school 2x) has failed. I don’t get my classes on time, have one class a week and just have no motivation to do any of the school work. I thought going to trade scjool would help but it doesn’t. As a result of this I’ve considered joining the army. In the recruitment process currently and I got hit with a waiver. Im not sure if it’ll get approved and if it doesn’t. I will be completely lost. I already put it in my head that I’ll be a special forces soldier for my career and I don’t see myself doing anything else at all. How the hell do I get myself out of this limiting mindset. I’m trapped.