Anyone here wish they had talent?

[FadingDawn]

Anyone else, just wish they could be good in life -- at least in one thing, at least in what they also dreamed of, and felt deeply about, but was always impossible and hopeless; just feels so weak and hopeless and helpless, knowing you're too stupid to do anything -- without anything else to compensate. All I can do now -- at twenty, with some bad ADHD problems and no concentration -- will be too little or too late.

 

[Darkover]

I started taking my toys to pieces age of 5 years old, over time I learned how electronics work including transistors and logic gates then when I was 16 I started to go to the library to learn to program, I programmed every day for months on end creating all kinds of software from a digital logic simulator to games to an image editor, I've learned a lot but unfortunately, every good thing must come to an end, I got a brain injury in 2016 and haven't been able to program since it's a shame because I want to make a living out of it and create something used by a lot of people

 

[vak]

I wish I didn't honestly. It only makes me feel worthless when I'm not able to utilize it properly and when eveyone is expecting big things from me The grass is greener on the other side.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Yeah, I wish I had talent. There isn't anything in life that I want or dream of but I think having talent would make things easier for me whilst I'm here

 

[EvisceratedJester]

At this point my lack of talent is a talent in of itself. It's humilating. Whenever we had to write about our talents and interests back in elementary and middle school I would struggle to think of anything to write down. I'd always end up just grasping at straws. My lack of talents and skills, along with my inability to learn how to do shit, only adds to my feelings of worthlessness.

Hell, I've been drawing for years and I'm still bad at it. I can't do anything right and have only failed at everything I've tried, even when I put in as much effort as humanly possible into it. I have to pretend to be good at things in order to not make my family feel bad about putting in so effort into raising a worthless piece shit. It would be nice to actually be talented at something but I've come accept the fact that I'll never be good at anything.

 

[Neowise]

Same here. I wished I had just one talent or something I'm good at, then I wouldn't feel so worthless. But the way I am I am completely replacable. I am dreading my first real job interview when they ask you "tell us about yourself" or "what are your strenghts?" because there is nothing useful I could answer. I most likely don't have a mental disability and yet I feel like I do, because I seem to be too stupid for anything. Glad I can at least wipe my own ass lol.

[Quoted my own reply from just a few days ago from this thread]

 

[uzuf86]

I am quite accomplished academically and in terms of my career. But my mental illnesses ruined my life and the lives of people around me. My mind now keeps telling me it wrong for me to continue living

 

[26mmmm]

Anyone else, just wish they could be good in life -- at least in one thing, at least in what they also dreamed of, and felt deeply about, but was always impossible and hopeless; just feels so weak and hopeless and helpless, knowing you're too stupid to do anything -- without anything else to compensate. All I can do now -- at twenty, with some bad ADHD problems and no concentration -- will be too little or too late.

I have no skills or talents either but I don't blame myself for it, I blame my parents for raising me wrong and letting me isolate with screens. Why would I pick up any interests or try to be good at something if I could play video games or watch porn instead?

I've also been bad at everything I did up until now, even video games which I've spent the majority of my time playing because my mental and physical state really hurt my function, whether I knew it or not.

My point is, maybe you aren't good at anything, but are you sure it's your fault?

Hating yourself wont help with anything. For the longest time I have hated myself, my present self and past self, but lately I've come to realize that I just didn't know any better in the past and that none of what I've went through or what im going through now is my fault.

 

[Meteora]

I think you might have plenty of talent, I believe every human being does. The question is, does it fit in this (sick) society and world?
ADHD is tough. Do you take anything (meds) to be able to concentrate better?

 

[Old Friend]

I have talent. I just can't harness it. Very frustrating.

 

[tbroken]

Anyone else, just wish they could be good in life -- at least in one thing, at least in what they also dreamed of, and felt deeply about, but was always impossible and hopeless; just feels so weak and hopeless and helpless, knowing you're too stupid to do anything -- without anything else to compensate. All I can do now -- at twenty, with some bad ADHD problems and no concentration -- will be too little or too late.

Maybe it's like this, but 20 is not that much.

 

[casual_existence]

I don't have a particular talent unfortunately. I tend to have a defeatist attitude so I give up or I bounce from hobby to hobby.

The one thing that I would like to get good at is pure math but I hate doing exercises and so I don't move forward in that

Similarly for art I know that if I could just sit down and do the work I could get to a decent level.

 

[Judah]

I have failed trying to be an artist or produce music, although lately I see music as a refuge and I have practiced a little more, I hope to reach the point of becoming talented in music. Aside from all this, I'm dumb enough to be good at anything.
This is the first song I produced, a couple of weeks ago

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[Bremer]

It is this infinite emptiness that I feel and my desire to go that first showed me that I have a great talent.

I could probably have had a great acting career, because no matter how well the people around me think they "know" me, they all think I'm an extrovert, courteous and happy person.

Yes, from the outside I appear to be a good neighbour, a caring big brother and a trustworthy friend to others. I should probably be awarded an Oscar for these roles, because I play them all. Every day anew.

I don't feel any of that.
There's just this emptiness.
And the realisation that I am so talented does not fulfil me.

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Yeah talent to hold still , hand steady only slowly moving trigger to shoot myself. This kind of Talent is only built through practice

 

[Slow_Farewell]

more like i wish i knew what the heck my talent was,

 

[cursedcure]

wasted talent, wasted potential, is what i have burdened myself with. there is so much i could have done, so much i wish i was able to accomplish. i was dealt very decent cards, i should've been more than okay, but somehow i am still losing the hand. it's another grief i have to overcome everyday, being less than what i know i could be, and knowing i can never live up to my full potential. it's heart crushing. i guess what i am trying to say is that talent is one thing, but making something out of it is another. hard work and dedication tend to be a lot more useful than "pure" talent.

 

[MyChoiceAlone]

sure. only because so many talented people have passed at such an early age. otherwise, what's the point? it will fade eventually and then you face frustration at your own self. talent... once someone notices, they will just exploit you.

 

[fuhloof]

bruhh.. i wish i had the talent to kms... lmao

 

[WhatPowerIs]

I will never be good at anything.

 

[lkjhgfdsa1]

It's a curse being so untalented as me

bruhh.. i wish i had the talent to kms... lmao

hahaha good one

 

[Vicolo cieco]

I would have liked to be talented in something lucrative to make survival easier. Now it's too late.

 

[Forveleth]

I wish my depression didn't rob me of the will to cultivate talents. Talents are made by practicing them for hours to cultivate the skill. I know with all my heart at 40 I could be amazing at so many things had my depression not made me too exhausted to exist day after day. I think about the number of years worth of evenings and weekends I have wasted sitting on the couch being non-functional and it makes me sick.

 

[black and white]

having talent change nothing. I have several ones, intellectuals or artistics but it's not better. Instead of just being a loser you're just a magnificent loser, which could be seen as worst depending the point of view. You could be a huger deception for your close people, because considering your skillz, they don't understand why you don't do more effort or succeed to do so much interesting things, building yourself an amazing life... Same from your own perspective, it's disgusting you even more: you're really skilled on many points but your ability to consider the whole reality block you to do something "productive"with your skillz as you don't see the meaning, you don't feel the need of it. Personally i do keep mine for myself since long and have progressed a lot on some of them. And then what? Without being a comedian of this insane society you won't be in phase with this reality and won't be able to attract opportunities to yourself.... There was even a time, when i was younger where i was interested by this perspective and worked out for it with the possibilities i had and it changed nothing, just showed me even more how this world and people sucks.

It's like love or not love. Not knowing love could be a source of frustration and destabilise you and comfort you how weird and sad you are. have known deep love, passioned love, romantic love or whatever is not saving you, it also could be a huge source of despair, because it's dead/done, because it was not as expected etc... whatever.

There's no better condition than other. We are what we are fundamentally and more or less skillz won't really change that. By the way it's never too late to build some skillz, no matter the age or your condition...

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I often do wish I had any sort of talent whatsoever. I've attempted to dabble in drawing, writing, and music making to no avail. Honestly though I think I just prefer being a consumer so I can consume the fruits of everyone else's talents without having to expend the actual effort they spent.

 

[GuiltyAsSin]

Anyone else, just wish they could be good in life -- at least in one thing, at least in what they also dreamed of, and felt deeply about, but was always impossible and hopeless; just feels so weak and hopeless and helpless, knowing you're too stupid to do anything -- without anything else to compensate. All I can do now -- at twenty, with some bad ADHD problems and no concentration -- will be too little or too late.

I don't know if this makes me sound like a real asshole, but I'm a talented person. It hasn't made me happy. If anything, it's added to the misery of feeling like I am not living up to my 'potential.'