I know some folks (who I consider intelligent) who can't deal with multiple things demanding and competing for their attention.

I wonder if you might do better at a job where the tasks are few, the focus is deep, and you generally don't need to collaborate with or manage other people, rather than a job that requires you to spread your attention broadly and interact with many other folks.

'Few tasks; deep focus; solo work' tends to have a large overlap with artistic endeavors, such as woodcarving or painting, where you can focus on your craft with few to no distractions. If you are artistically inclined, it might be worth consideration.

Edit: Another factor to consider is what appears to be social anxiety. You mentioned shutting down in social settings. It might be worth exploring the root causes with a psychiatrist?

Are there any from male fictional characters? My nephew said it's always female, and he's right.

It may be a RuPaul quote, but Ru also stole half the shit she says from Paris is Burning. So, who knows where Ru got it from.

Heard this in a video, Comparison is the thief of joy.

We are the same person , I basically did all this until I finally figured my shit out in my. Late 20s early 30s , and I mean all of it was a DJ and all and even considered going back to school to be an audio engineer kind of jealous you did it.

Anyway I wish I could have a conversation with you because i feel like I could tell you my story and, In short I’m 40 and successful now. It sounds like your interpersonal skills out way those of the average person, have you considered a sales job? Most companies will higher people with no experience, and life experiences like the one your telling here can and will open doors for you especially when your back on track , people love hearing from rags to riches stuff. Good luck man the best advise I can give you is you got nothing to lose and only to gain.

Last but not least find a mentor: it’s the quickest path to success.

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I'm not afraid of farting. I'm afraid of farting in the middle of yoga class.

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Don’t worry what anyone thinks of you, no one ever thinks of you.

Amazing. You've got this! Have a great day...today

The way I see things is that the time will pass either way, whether you do something now or not. I think if you just start, start anything and keep going then you'll get somewhere, but because you feel stagnant and hopeless right now it might feel like nothing will improve but it absolutely will, but something needs to change for that to happen.

Don't beat yourself up, you'll do something amazing and find a spark again.

One thing that helped me was to write my ideal life at if I already had it, everything I wanted and I read it every night and my life started changing.

I wrote about having a job I love and making good money, feeling confident and motivated, feeling loved, having friends, losing weight etc

It was just stated incorrectly, it is your business, but the credence you give it is way out of proportion. Who cares what putz A thinks of you, but putz D is your boss so his/her opinion matters slightly more. None of this should ever stop you from becoming what you want.

So many of these quotes were written by men.lol

Stole a ru paul quote and gave no credit but go off

Yay! How wonderful. No shame in being grateful for what you have and just enjoying life.

However, when I feel like this (it's been awhile - I'm kind of in chaos right now!), I found it pleasurable to plan a vacation.

It's not necessarily a "goal" - because you could go anytime if you have a little money in the bank and a little bit of freedom. But rather, you can make planning it sort of make it a long term project. Study up on a language, learn about the culture, climate, economy. And then get into the nitty gritty of hotels, restaurants, public transportation.

Eventually, TAKE that vacation, decompress, then start planning the next one at your own pace.

I’m so tired of “Someone did / said something, and I still think about her / think about that every day / still feel that shit.”

No, I'm definitely afraid of failing. Doesn't matter if anyone else is around to see it or not - I saw it.

REALLY????? I will become a self entitled psychopath who doesn't give two fucks about others and will say fucking shit every fucking shit second fucking word.

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Empowering quote "I'm a woman"

> What matters is what you do next.

Killing them all won't make your feel better.

For some people, that's their job.

BWEEB ME

Your goal is to find a goal, and you must make a relentless pursuit in “trying”.

Have you welded? SCUBA dived? Knife fight a chimpanzee over peanuts?

Make a new experience a goal for you! The adventure is in finding out what you like and don’t like.

Get a Brazilian butt wax, BE the Brazilian butt wax.

Until you live in a town where 50 % of the population knows you and your family by name