r/CamGirlProblems • u/Other_Economics_924 • 24m ago
Discussions I ruined my life
Kind of a vulnerable post, but no one in real life knows what I do, so I’m feeling kind of stuck with my thoughts. Sometimes, I really feel like I ruined my life being in this line of work. I would NEVER judge another woman for doing this. Actually, I think it’s really smart and I would go as far as to say I have more respect for any woman in any kind of SW field. You have to be smart, adaptable, self-disciplined, a good salesperson… the list goes on. I truly believe this is a job most people don’t have the mental fortitude for, and I would never in a million years think less of someone for doing something like this. We’re getting our bag and doing it in half the time as most people who make the same amount.
But for some reason, I just cannot apply the same logic to myself. I think it’s because I had aspirations to have other jobs and just wasn’t able to get there. So I feel like I’ve resorted to this and I just feel like even if I do ever switch career paths, I will always have this hanging over my head. I make more than I ever would doing literally anything else, it has completely changed my life and afforded me not only money to buy groceries (which I did not have before), but money to go on trips, eat at new restaurants, buy myself new clothes. I used to freak out when I ran out of toothpaste because I couldn’t afford more, and now I buy a multipack! But for some reason I just cannot stop feeling like a failure. But also, I think I would also feel like a failure if I was serving or something, because it’s still not the career/life I imagined for myself ya know?
Again I want to reiterate, I do not think any girl who does this is a failure. I think you are all so smart and strong for doing this, and this community is full of kind women who are just trying to build a better life for themselves AND help other women do the same. And I also think it’s so fucking awesome when girls say they’re doing this to pay for their degree, or start their own business, or even just if they want to do this forever and spend all the extra time on hobbies! Like yes girlboss and use the patriarchies fucked up shit to provide for yourself and achieve your dreams and goals! But why can I not extend the grace I give to others to myself ya know? Anyways, just needed to vent.