
Not sure about what I want in life!
I’m a 26F, working in the private sector. From the time, I was 17, I started taking up responsibilities and I finished my masters from my own money. I have always prioritised my family over my needs and priorities and now, even when I’m financially independent, idk what I want in life. Idk anything except thinking for them. On the other hand, they don't give me the freedom I deserve or respect me for what I do. Now, that I try to prioritise myself, idk where to start. Any suggestions are appreciated!
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Try to have time for yourself where you are away from parents. Read, walk, run, go to the gym. Do something that gets you out of the house. Workout, you'll see very slow, progressive returns,.keep showing up.
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Try dating, if you haven't. Maybe go for online apps if you need that talking stage and time to decide when to go out.
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Slowly decrease the interdependence between them and you, establish healthy boundaries.
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Be persistent about the trip. Try to make plans with friends, if that helps with the convincing.
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Try to see if you can get the job location to switch to outside your hometown/current location/try to temporarily just experiment with how such a set up feels like. It's uncomfortable for the first 2-3 months and then you fall in love with your own space and freedom.

Just try and become your best self. Spend that hard earned money on yourself and for yourself. Buy those dresses, get those haircuts done, join cultfit or workout sessions, and start working on your hobbies. Don't think much about anything else. Don't ask for respect, sometimes people take people, even their loved ones, for granted.. It's something that needs to come to you. So become that person and slowly you'll get everything you want.

Are you from low middle class. If yes, and you are only or major source of income for your family then ofcourse it's in their best interest to keep you under their control.
Or it could be possible that they do really care for you.
Live a life that you want, make friends, go for trip enjoy your life

May sound cliche but, You need to take a strong stand and do things at your will, obviously dosent mean always going against family but you are mature enough to take the final decision on things affecting you in any way. This is so essential to ensure you have a good mindset to callout and change things as and when required and take control of your life. Will play a crucial role later in life as well once you have more responsibilities of marriage, children etc
Hope you get good and real friends and partner who gives you that confidence and priority overall

- Physical activity gym/badminton (highly recommended)
- Learn something swimming/guitar…..

It's difficult, as you grow older, you will understand that your expectations from life are different, and you aren't ready to tackle it. Start with finding yourself. What you like, things, qualities in people ,experiences and try to increase them in life. I'm also on a similar journey and have built some frameworks around to figure out stuff.!! Just as they say,the skills required for companies to scale zero to one and one to hundred are different, the mindset for reaching financial independence and after that varies.
Take a break. If possible, go on vacation or stay at a friend’s place and live a carefree life for a month. It will give you temporary peace and clarity about what you truly want.
Once you remove the burden from your shoulders, you’ll find confidence in pursuing what you desire.
You can take care of others while living a happy life, it’s just a matter of making the decision to prioritize your happiness over others' feelings.



