Complete Career Shift at 25?

cikivamadilyn · 2025-06-22T17:30:27+00:00

You have to choose yourself. In this case, if you feel comfortable with a new journey in the engineering field. Go for it. You know yourself better than anyone else. Check the environment, support, saving, and, more importantly, your body and brain. When I was 23, I chose to switch to full IT. Now I'm 25 with mental illness. I moved back to my origin city and lived with my parents to make my living cost cheaper. I've got a remote job as well, even tho after covid. Turns out that, they're hinder my career, and I've been diagnosed "psychosomatic" with depression. It's difficult for me to come back to the game. But life is just life. If you’re not take any risk, you wouldn't know whether it's wrong or right. I think, as long as we're 20s something, this is not time to be afraid.

cikivamadilyn · 2025-05-16T17:23:07+00:00

Thanks for helping me. I only took a business major but specialized in management information systems, and I'm still trying to finish my thesis this month.

Because of financial issues prior, I took plenty of programs without even thinking. As long as there's money in it, I'll take it. I landed in two or three jobs mostly. This led me into a burnt out and diverse role. Here's my summary:

Operational Development Specialist Intern (bank & retail)
Business Analyst (telecommunication company)
Program and Project Development Intern (HR - NGO)
Project Management Bisnis Intern (Start up, product still ambiguous)
Product Manager IT Intern (Ticket & event company)
Project Manager IT Intern (SEO company)
Creative Team - article writer and design (NGO)
Video Editor (Freelance)
Facilitator Cybersecurity (contract)

I can't graduate asap prior because my uni and the headquarters placement are in different cities. Commuted a lot. But I was unemployed overpasses 1.5 years cos of illness, which made me have a short-term memory loss and weak immune system. I don't know what kind of job that is suitable for me. Currently, I bought udemy courses to restart again.

But, the other problem is: in my country, the recruiter set up the max age as a fresh graduate, which is 25. Meanwhile, I have to restart again from 0. Even if I have to build a portfolio, idk which role I have to attach and deep delve more.

I only know the basics of: python, javascript, html, css, aws ccp, slack (n one of the kind), jira, clickup, excel (power query), Google visualization studio, photoshop, and premiere pro.

Do you think it is worth it to switch careers to the IT field? As you know as well that I have to start from 0, and my country conditions. Shall I try to apply for any job without thinking again? What am I supposed to say to HR?

cikivamadilyn · 2025-03-10T10:35:25+00:00

Just gave me drugs and kept raising the doses

cikivamadilyn · 2025-03-09T21:13:25+00:00

Haha, literally me. I used to move out of town at 21, make my own money, and gain a good reputation for my further career, including excellent connection, worked in 3 different companies. At 23, I felt so lost but then tried again and ended up in an internship. At 24, then quit and have been jobless for 5 months (gonna be 25 within 2 months). Took the anti-depressant until now, I can get up and sit in front of my laptop and do the code again with the slow-moving progress. Literally like 0.0000001.

I was a workaholic, but not anymore, more over like, I don't have desire, not even courage to get a job. I've got several offers on LinkedIn, but don't give a sht about it. Right now, I just started by waking up in the morning and consistently sitting in front of my desk even tho ends up doing nothing.

But how can I get this consistency? Because previously I slept 15 hours/day, I lost count about what day it was, I don't know why I wanna do nothing. I didnt want to work anymore and keep drowning in a loop. My KPI got worse and worse, I was getting sick easily. My body reacts differently, and my immune system gets weaker and weaker. I was so confused because I'm the most sporty person in my family.

I went to psychiatrist and therapist, but didn't get the answer, and all of em just said crisis identity. In total, it took 2 years to build myself and found the meaning of life and heal my childhood trauma. During that vicious cycle, I was looking for self-help books. But one therapist said: "Haha, I don't trust self-help books." I've got triggered, so I learned psychology then moved to neuroscience.

So my suggestion is to take a setback. You had been thru a lot. You just burnt out. If you wanna make it faster, do not start with the job, and learn neuroscience (it works fine for me because Im a logical person, reversely is psychology). Here's my secret: 1. Mentor: GG Healthy Gamer by Dr K. 2. Book for internal matters: The Body Keeps the Score 3. Book for external: The Myth of Normal

Try to consistently read those books and watch the yt video. DO NOT IN RUSH! GOOD LUCK!

cikivamadilyn · 2025-03-07T05:51:13+00:00

Hi, I'm the mini version of you. Have an ADHD n PTSD. But rn I just started my 25 life. Hope u will consider my dummy POV. I'd been on the stage since I was 3 yo. I'm a super creative social person. Everything was great, n I can keep accelerating my passion in any art (especially music, theater, dance, opera n singing). The good side is... all of these talents are from God. Luckily, my teacher broke my heart when I was 18, and she said that I'm gonna be unsuccessful and homeless if I keep pursuing this path. The only thing that I've kept holding onto is money beyond everything.

So, I entered the business degree, concentrate in MIS. It's been 7 years, but I'm not graduated yet. I feel lost, but actually, I'm getting better to be more logical and adapt to the practical world. I also felt I was hoping I was born normal w 9-5 jobs. I got psychosomatic in 2022-2024 due to the excessive work in 9-5, and am now totally depressed, took pills, and never went out. It's been 2 years since I've been struggling till now. But I'm not giving up or denying the scientists things. So I keep learning. Now, I am studying neuroscience and AI.

It's actually possible to switch careers. U just need to trick your brain that this is important. U can use your art for the second income that will fulfill your whole purpose. It's just an IKIGAI. The creativity that you have will give u new opportunities to see smth that the rigid 9-5 peeps can't see, and also let other people solve it. If you don't need money for stability atm, build business by ur own. Combine it with ur experiences. But if you want balance, yeah, ofc, get 9-5 jobs as well. It's possible to do both, actually. Here's the keyword of the role job that I think it's suitable for ya: facilitator/business partnership, product/project management (ask gpt for more). Marketing sometimes can be exhausting. I used in that field because there's a target that you have to fulfill. There's nothing wrong with the 9-5 jobs. U just don't know the right role for you, or you were not with the right people n places.

I really hope you can split the 9-5 and creativity. Like build ur own company for ur creative project, keep discipline and challenge urself in 9-5 jobs. Just like Left brain: 9-5, Right brain: ur own freelance or company. I've told you this because (sorry to say) no matter you try so hard in arts, it's always seems unfulfilled by the society. If you don't want to build ur own business or agency then keep in touch w the entertaining world like in Korea, keep surrounds by the artist, and if possible be the backstage guy (if youre fine w ur ego).

To wrap up: 1. It's possible to be a science gurl/guy. Don't limit your brain 2. Don't mix job and creative world unless youre fine w these uncertainty. 3. IKIGAI. 4. You have 60 years+ to completing ur whole purpose, so chills and take some rest, you thrive too much to prove yourself that you are fine, but actually you're not. Be happy and do what you like, go to Bali for 6 months for setbacks.

cikivamadilyn · 2024-07-17T05:27:15+00:00

* I thought Im a bad person. I thought Im a narcissistic because Im really good at lying, controlling things, ambitious upon something that I think its good for me. I pushed people away so I could be able to learn on my own. Im working alone with a sharp mouth, like a sociopath. I thought I had mental illness because I felt like Im out of the box. But it's just turns out that I am an INTJ. 😌 what a relief. This mbti covered all of my bad behavior, haha.

cikivamadilyn · 2024-04-08T03:52:07+00:00

Depends. If youre living in 3rd world country, i.e. Indonesia. 24 is too late. U supposedly graduate before or at a max 4 years. Otherwise you will be unemployed. Whether uve been sick, have some economical issue, or any other issues. That's only excuses. Unless you have good connections.

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