Anyone else?

[pinksmartie]

I was just wondering if anyone else felt/feels like me at this age. I'm fifteen, and I feel so restless it's unbelievable! I just want to get away from everything and I can't wait until I leave school and go and start living my life properly. I want to do something exciting with my life, but at the moment it just seems the same day in day out. I want to go and see the world and experience new cultures, and although I know I can't do that right now I can't help but imagine what it would be like. I know that the reality is going to be really different, but I can't help feeling so bored with my life at the moment, and it's just making the longing to get out of this country and actually do something even worse.

If I'm feeling like this at fifteen, God knows what I'm gonna feel at thirty five lol! I don't know if any of that made sense, but I gave it a go anyway. Am I the only person who feels like this at such a young age, or has anyone else had this too? And if so, what can I do to stop it? I know I should be thankful for the life and the family & friends I have, but it's easier said than done.

[B00]

What you're gonna feel like at 35?

I'll tell you shall I? If you've a husband, mortgage, job and kids you'll fell old and knackered permanently.

Enjoy being 15 and having no worries at all while you still can.

[havinmysay]

it wont be long till u finish school.
theres a whole wide world waiting for u out there then u can start having your own independence

[wiggal]

make the most of being 15 while you can!
im only 19, i left school at 16, did a yar of college and now been working 3 years.
I work full time, i live with my partner, have a house to pay for, electricity, gas, the phone and internet, council tax, next month we have to buy a new tumble dryer, hoover & tv!
it is good earning your own money, but watching it disapper every month to pa the bills and rent isnt so fun!
Enjoy being young while you can! if you grow up to fast, like i did, theres a good chance you will regret it!!

[adar2]

you've obviously got a good head on you're shoulders
stick to you're education for a while longer and find a better place in life than you might end up with
i'm sure you're parents would agree
life isn't a pushover

[ELVIS68]

Well said wiggal,....pinksmartie...Life at 15 can seem pretty sh!t but that big wide world out there can be sh!tier, don`t get me wrong...school life can be sh!t, but when you leave at first it is great, you can do whatever you want, but as wiggal/Boo says...rent/mortgage kids, bills to pay etc, then you will realise that life aint so rosy....enjoy your freedom while you can

[lizzydrippin]

Hi pinksmartie, I must have missed the bit that you wrote about not being able to wait until you can have a mortgage, bills to pay, job to keep etc etc, Life doesnt have to result in all that if you dont want it to and you have plenty of years to do other stuff before you choose to to go up that road if you do at all. I felt exactly like you at 15 and I started planning to travel just as soon as I could leave school,find a job and bought myself a plane ticket. By the time I was not quite 17 I was on my way to America, I spent a year travelling around America working when I needed money (I did many stints working as a waitress (getting big tips cos of my cockney accent) and worked in a few old folks homes as a nurses aid (sh*t shuvvler). I had the time of my life. Start planning your getaway, you can always go back to your education later thats what I did, went to college at 24 when I'd done most of the travelling I wanted to do by then (for abit anyway, I got the travel bug again several years later.) Go for it girl and have a brilliant time!

[samuel23]

Hiya pink.
I felt the same way as you did at 15. I was a bit of a rebel, but not a troublemaker. I couldn't settle into any of my old hobbies, always thought my friends were having a better time than me and couldn't wait to leave home. I was very lucky that I had understanding and supportive parents. they didn't once hassle me to do what they wanted me to do, they advised, gave me options, let me make some mistakes along the way, but were (and still are) there for me. I made a major c*ck-up of some things at 16, like my A levels, started to think I'd be working in Tesco for the rest of my life and went to stay with my cousin for a while. He seemed so successful to me at that age, he had his own flat (rented) a regular job (at the time I thought he earned loads of money!) and a car. It wasn't until he got a bit drunk one night and showed me all the bills, his wage slips and talked to me about life in the real world, how he wished he'd tried harder at school, and shocked me by admitting my mum and dad had supplemented my keep so he could feed me that I sat up and took a bit of notice.
I re-sat and passed my A's getting (just about) good enough grades to get into uni.
Since then I've been really lucky, it's not been easy, I'm still paying back my student loans, but have a real career, a steady, loving, supportive partner and am now more settled.
Sorry if I sound like an old f_art. I'm only 24, but have seen a lot of life in the 9 years between age 15 and now. Keep focused and you'll soon find the world is a big place with loads of exciting experiences. My best advice is to enjoy your teenage years, coz they go past so very quickly.
Best wishes
Sam x

[admarlow]

Please don't leave school at 16!! Go TO UNI

[Skreecheeboy]

I left school at 16 and it was murder. Nobody wants to hire you and you'll end up doing some rubbish skillseeker thing for the same amount of money as you'd potentially earn on the dole. I have struggled my whole life and am up to my ears in debt and only 23. Also stay with your parents as long as possible, I didn't have much choice in the matter but leaving the family home is the worst thing that's ever happened to me.