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This is nothing to be ashamed of; quite the opposite. Don't quit. Relax when you need to. Continue freelancing when you can.
Post secondary education, if you pursue a CS degree, will be a breeze and by the time you're 25, you will have a degree and a strong 10 years of programming experience with some business knowledge.
Coming from someone who hires, you'd be the first interview in a stack of resumes after school.
It's extremely difficult to find developers that have any understanding of real world business.
Stick with it, you'll be happy you did. -
Definitely agree what these two guys have said. I went through your situation it is weird when you get those feelings however don't let them put you off my best advice programming since 4 years old on the Commodore 64 then through different stages in my life I learned a new language and found what I was comfortable with syntactically however whilst learning to program I also learned how to set up dedicated servers and virtual machines. So my advice is always keep learning more than just programming, as you will grasp a better understanding of how a computer works. Always challenge yourself too but definitely take a break when you feel like you need too.
although i haven't posted here before i figure now is a pretty good time. so i'm 15, moving onto 16 beginning of next year, and i have been programming for about 3 years. be already done some freelance work and am actively working on a relatively large project. however there are a few things that are bothering me and concern me in regards to the future and what my outlook is like. right now i don't feel like i'm progressing or learning, and i'm unable to work as fast i had when i originally started. when i was still learning i was able to design and build things within a week, now something that would normally take a week takes nearly a month or two for me to complete. i haven't noticed any changes that might cause this but i feel it's something others have experienced. i've also been experiencing some oddly scary thoughts- quitting. it's resurfaced many times now and it's rather frightening, i have no other interests, besides scuba diving, that thoroughly peek my interest and i just can't imagine not programming. anyway my thoughts are pretty jumbled right now, just needed to get some stuff off of y mind
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