My brother has always been much more intelligent than me, he was always applauded by everyone, he won medals, while I continue to stand still, being average in my grades, I always feel terrible about the grades I get, because my brother always gets high grades, and I am average, I feel behind.
My family applauds steps that I never took (they say I’m intelligent but the only thing I’ve shown I know well is internet stuff, by spending hours a day using it) so that I don’t feel bad, but I still feel terrible, and my mother often treats me like an idiot, directly and indirectly, and my brother, treats me as if I hadn’t even set foot in a school, I feel bad and I wanted to improve, but I’m tired of everything, my tastes have always been more different than what money makes nowadays, I’ve always liked it. of history, geography, psychology and anything related to the arts, and my brother, of exact subjects, who was always treated as the symbol of intelligence.
I don’t know what I should do with my life, I’m not very good at studying, and this year I had attention problems and a lot of anxiety, and I don’t want to end up like everyone else, because that’s what everyone expects of me. What should I do?
NOTE: I’m Brazilian, and the salary in an area of these subjects is not very high.
Comments
Your brother’s achievements are his path. Yours will be different. If you spend all your energy measuring yourself against him, you’ll miss the chance to find and build your own strengths. Stop comparing chapters. You’re not in the same book
Maybe take a job for the money first and build a life around your passions in your free time. This will at least reduce the pressure.
Don’t need to compare yourself to your brother. Everyone has different strengths, and yours may be in areas outside grades. Focus on what you enjoy and build skills there. Life isn’t only about medals or school scores, it’s about finding where you fit and what gives you purpose.