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Life advice for a 22 year old male? Please read.?

It's my 22nd birthday today and I'm just disgusted with myself and where I'm at in my life. I want to be successful. I want to someday have a family. Wife, kids, a dog or 2 and a nice house in the country. Right now I'm failing horribly to accomplish my goals. All my life I've never really accomplished anything. So I'm not sure how to. I've never really been good at anything. My friends always "give me crap" for it. I'm from a blue collar town and have "manly" friends. I'm not afraid of them making fun of me, but after awhile you start believing them, even if they actually do think you're worth something, I still don't feel like I am. I can't find motivation to do anything. Even though all I ever think about is becoming successful. I don't know where to begin or what I'd be interested in doing. Everything just seems so out of reach. I started drinking in high school. By senior year I was the party animal. Girls would like me for throwing parties, etc. By 19 I got my first DUI. I thought I'd grow up, but at 21 I started drinking heavily with my friends. Every weekend. Friday through Sunday we get trashed, and usually spend 400 dollars a weekend, leaving me with no money. I got my 2nd DUI in February of this year. My life problems are just increasing all the time. The stress, financial problems, etc. I've been extremely depressed. How do I change my life. Please someone save me.

Update:

I've been thinking about moving somewhere and starting fresh, but again, it just seems so out of reach that I can't bring myself to just leave everything behind. I have a huge problem with hating myself for this...

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  • 6 years ago

    I'm not in the same exact situation as you however, I'm 23 years old and spent 3 years at a community college by saving money and taking all of my gen ed classes and trying to get a good gpa in order to get into the school of music at the university I wanted to be at. I was accepted into the school in 2013. However, I realized when I got into the program that I was getting my *** kicked by those music classes. I went in for help everyday but there still wasn't any sign of improvement. I ended up dropping out after a year and went back to my community college. I realized I preferred playing music as a hobby not as a job. However, my search for a new major took months and months to find. But I found that I like working with people and found out about occupational therapy. I'm now studying to get into the OTA program and am just a semester away from applying to get in. They only select a certain amount of people to get in. However, every time I get depressed or anxious I realize that there is always a purpose and a meaning for everyone of us in life. I hope I'm not trying to spew my beliefs on you but what helps me is there is a verse in Jeremiah that says "Do you know the plans that I have set for you?" It gives me a sense of authority. Because every time I try to control the problem I'm just submitting to the problem. Again I hope I didn't bible bash you haha! I know this is easy for me to say but try to keep moving and searching for something you love. Like I said there's a purpose for everyone of us. :)

    Source(s): My Life struggles and The Bible
  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    short story about myself. I was 7 when I noticed I had many more friends around when I had sweets. one day I bought a large bag of the smallest sweets I could find and made sure everyone knew. soon I was surrounded. one by one everyone that asked for a sweet was refused. after being called nasty names about 5 girls were left. I told them they were not having any either. one said we don't want your sweets, we are your friends'. we shared those sweets and we stayed friends.

    now you have no friends', just drinking buddies' who like you because you spend money. if you can put up with their insults when you say no more not only will you be healthier but you will get your self esteem back. drink is what is making you depressed. then you can start go for your goals in life.

    the change starts with you, not with where you live.

  • Jack
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Move, you want to do it, it's scary but it will be the best thing you've ever done for yourself. You have to do it fast or you won't do it.

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