I NEED HELP...

Like you, I some times feel a loss of purpose in this produce-consume-dispose focused world. It makes me feel not like a human being but like a human resource, a disposable human resource. Every day, I'm surrounded by machine made stuff and humans acting like machines. I use my creativity and ingenuity to fight this. For example, I once made a calendar where I can change month sheet and picture independently and it uses its own weight to tighten the rope that holds the picture. I've put pictures of my family on it. When I look at it, it reminds me of my crafting skills and peoples who care about me. Same goes when my mother wear a belt I repaired for her. And when my friends ask how I made my LARP equipment.

You have your own unique skills but society will not give a damn about them. So you should surround yourself with reminders of these skills that makes you fantastic. Keep practicing these skills and show them to your friends and family. Their compliments will make you feel awesome!