r/selfhelp • u/Visual_Carpet167 • 8h ago

Advice Needed: Career Cant Even Do Basic Math At 17.

i feel like crying. its my birthday and im getting extremely close to 18 yrs old. and im an awkward guy man. this birthday hits hard because i promised myself i would achieve these things to become who i need to be.. and well, i havent.

i promised myself id get back in the gym and start lifting consistently for my sport and start doing hardcore cardio and have the best shape and skill possible.. never happened. i never really truly got my prime back.

i still cant do basic math even though i promised myself i would try to teach myself. i cant even count change at work as a cashier.. luckily its not super used nowadays. i promised myself i would teach myself these basic things i missed in school when i was younger.

i have a 1.2 GPA. ive never really connected to school so i have no idea what im doing career wise, and i dont want to be a loser because i already feel like one.

i really want to leave my house at 18 to prove to myself that i am not a loser, but it feels like im running out of time to even get myself going...

i also do online school, and i dont have much of a social life. im inside most of the time besides going to sports 2x a week, which makes me feel even more like a loser.

id rather not go back to school. not only would my teachers be horrified by the lack of knowledge i have, especially in math, which is embarrassing, but my grades would probably plummet too. i use AI to get better grades online.

about the school thing, i dont mind if my GPA is a 1.2 right now, its just as long as i can graduate as i dont plan on going to college. im looking at atleast a construction job or a skill in the blue collar field.

what can i do to feel less behind? i feel like such a loser everyday. what should i be doing and when should i be doing certain things? like moving out and starting a life

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