For those of us who failed at earning a normal life. List the things you tried So when I was trying hard, I felt like Pinocchio. Where he tried stuff to become a "real" boy. But unlike him, I got in a worse place and found it to basically be impossible with modern society. Here is the things I've tried. Note this isn't in order, it is just what I remember as I write this down. 1. Retail jobs 2. Vet helper, janitor, a general tell me what to do and pay me whatever 3. I wrote for several sites 4. I did freelance -... 3 3 replies
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Am I a NEET? Beyond the literal definition of the acronym, I like to think that NEETdom is a spectrum. We're not all awkward, or shut ins, right? I've been out of employment, education and training for around 2 years now, so I technically fit the definition, though I wouldn't categorize myself by the stereotype. I take care of myself and enjoy days out, have hobbies, and though I definitely suffer from my own fair share of mental stressors, I wouldn't say I'm a doomer. I was just wondering if others here fall... 4 3 replies
Neets who don’t game? How many of you don’t game anymore? Since like 16 I’ve barely been bothered with any games. I got into Elden ring recently but uninstalled on my second play through because it’s just pissing me off lol even siege has the same effect which I’ve been playing since I was like 13 back in 2017. I feel too old for this shit and wanna get over my anxiety outside so I can work a job. Any of you guys just quit completely? What do you do all day now?... 5 13 replies
Lying to get some social interaction I've always been terrible with social interaction, but it got worse when I became an adult and NEET, because now people aren't nice with me simply because I don't work. Like, is not like I'm asking for something besides respect for being a human. So I started to lie. I say that I work as a graphic designer, and do freelances sometimes, already finished collage (not even started), and the worst part is the fact that works. I'm treated a lot better when I lie. Like WTF, I'm literally... 1 4 replies
How long have you been battling depression for? I've had depression ever since I was around 10-11 years old and I just turned 20 earlier in the month. So I've had to deal with it for such a long time, for nearly a decade. How I'm still alive is beyond me as I've been dealt a bad hand in life and many people have been unkind to me during the teen years of my life. 4 0 replies
Feel like this is what the beginning of dementia must feel like, and I'm in my mid twenties Very frustrated and irritable, mood swings, unable to pick out the right words, horrendous short term memory, co-ordination. Cannot believe I ever was at or close to the level of functionality of most people 1 4 replies
Nowhere to go, nothing to do I just sit in a room and stare at a screen all day. There is nowhere for me to go and nothing for me to do. When I go out I just aimlessly wonder about, feeling completely out of place and that I shouldn't be there, and just end up going back home again. What is the point. I don't enjoy anything anymore and feel sad everyday. Just want to end it all but its not possible. Its all so damn pointless, everything and why the hell is the... 2 7 replies
1 year has passed since i tried to find a job....no success.... I started applying for jobs in February 25, 2024....and i have been rejected at every single one....yay. They even rejected me at fucking McDonalds, bro, i must be the unluckiest people in the earth or some shit. I have anhedonia and depression so i'm not sure how long i'll be able to hold a job, but i want to try at least. Now i'm just applying to jobs and just staying in bed until i get hired, got rejected in 8 jobs in 2025 so far. 4 0 replies
I hate that if you dont want to be treated a subhuman in Brazil, you have to do college I hate that if you dont want to be treated a subhuman in Brazil, you have to do college This is whiny but I want to post somewhere so I feel less alone. I dont want to be that kind of person who just sucks up the US and I know the 'American Dream' is dead anyways, but I just want to have a simple life without feeling like im worthless because of my intelligence. I love my country besides all bad things but this really annoys me. I... 2 4 replies
Chance If my health improves then will try to go to work, if not then suicide. Neet from 2018, I can feel myself getting older, 25th birthday soon, all the people around me are moving forward and I have been standing still for years. I'm feral from social isolation, I have to put on a mask and pretend to be normal when I leave the house, very tiring. I have little hope that I will come out of this, but my biggest wish is to not exist, I would like... 2 6 replies
Handheld video games are awesome. I get stay underneath my warm cozy bed and poke my arms out and play a handheld gaming device. No need to be hunched over a computer screen. Only ever needing to get up to go potty every once and a while. 5 8 replies
I want to be myself again I want to take my true self back in me. This self is not true myself at all honestly. 2 0 replies
I just have to die I’m dead serious… that’s the easiest way out so… I just have to die I’m dead serious… that’s the easiest way out so… 3 0 replies
Need ideas! I am 24. Been pretty much NEET for the past 8 months with worsening anxiety and depression. There is so much I want to do with my life but I feel completely trapped and paralyzed by my anxieties. I don’t go out, I don’t see anyone, I’m glued to a screen all day. I saw this short film Ctrl Z on YouTube today, and it got me thinking about what things I’d do if I could always come back to a safe point in life if things go wrong.... 4 4 replies