I realise this is a slightly strange thing to ask, on a forum like this, but y'all have a general idea of my... Life experience, and background, by now, and some of you seem to have somewhat decent ideas on these sorts of things, so...
I just dropped out of my courses for this semester. It's after Census date, so I'll have to pay for them (student loans), but it was the last day to withdraw without Academic Failure, so I'll get a couple of big fat "W"'s on my transcript, but it won't tank my GPA any further. So that's something, I guess.
As for why... Look, I was fucking failing, anyway. The Uni had set us students up with the impression that we could do the courses effectively online, for the semester (which would make sense, given lockdowns in several Aus states, including the one bordering the cities my Uni is in), but that most definitely has not proved to be the case.
For the whole semester so far (9 weeks, I believe?), I've been stuck in the wrong fucking state, with shitty internet, a shitty living situation, unable to get back to my classes in person. I've had innumerate other things to deal with, including the fact that my grandfather does not remember who I am, and could well die any day, now, and yet I cannot see him because I am a fucking unvaccinated "plague rat", still...
So yeah. I "dropped out". For now. Until November.
Shit in my life, including this but also far beyond and all around it, is completely and utterly fucked. Sincerely and seriously, I am pretty much at the point of just... Ending it. So yeah.
I'm broke, unemployed, single, unfit, slightly overweight, fairly average looking (but tall, and not hideous), I have a few debts, I'm estranged from most of my friends, I'm extremely lonely, I have very little capital, and few qualifications to speak of (relatively speaking. Let's go with "for my age"). I'm horrifically depressed (anyone know what it's like to find the thought of suicide "calming"..? I've been at that point for nearly a fucking decade), terribly anxious, and probably have ADHD, amongst other things. I'm a fucking wreck. I have cripplingly low self-confidence and self-esteem (more confidence than esteem, though), so I have no trouble telling you that I am a useless piece of shit who probably deserves all the pain, humiliation and failure I have experienced in life. Though I probably don't deserve any more shit, because life has... Already punished me enough, I would have thought.
So, then... What should I do? Where should I start? Hypothetically, if I don't off myself, between now and November, what the fuck should I do?
My country is fucked, remember. Things here are really quite bad. But not where I'm currently stuck (relatively speaking), and not where the Uni is, so much, either (woo for doxxing myself, more and more)...
I genuinely don't think I'm "intellectually" stupid. I'm just an immature, unmotivated, selfish, arrogant jerk, who can't set my mind to things, and gives up far too easily. Because I'm weak. Because I... Don't care enough? I'm not sure.
But anyway, fire away (if you want)! You can go with "just lift, bruh", or "see a therapist, bruh", or "Get your T levels checked, you sound like a weak woman!", if you want, but quite honestly, I would prefer something a bit more in-depth than that.
I'm even open to hearing your religious suggestions, if you really want to go there. Not Buddhism or Islam, though. Fuck that.
Go ahead, the floor's yours. I can't imagine I'll be killing myself for AT LEAST a few more days, so you have at least that long to... Give me some sort of "goal", that I don't already have, or whatever, to try and live for, lol...
College today is highly overrated. Depending on your field, you might be able to get a job in your industry without one, but it will be harder. If you can, build a portfolio and find a company willing to take you on to get experience. This will be the toughest part, but if you can get 2-3 years under your belt, many companies won't care if you have a degree or not.
Barring that, trades are a good way to go. Look up trade schools in your area or seek out an apprenticeship. You can also look up local career fairs and shop around. Associate jobs will probably be available (remember there's a labor shortage), find one that has some manner of career track. If you insist on finishing college, see if any companies have a college program.
Last but not least, do what you've gotta do to be successful. This will be unpopular on this site, but if your vaccine status is keeping you from advancing, weigh your options. If you cannot afford to be unemployed for the next few years, and the only opportunities available to you require the vax, you might have to cave and do whatever you need to do to get the good citizen stamp. It sucks, and is woefully unjust, but you must work with the cards that you are dealt.
If you can't do that, more power to you, but realize you are taking the tough road ahead. If all else fails, DO NOT end everything. Do whatever you can to fight the tyrannical government that made this situation so much worse. Join protests, get your story out, etc. etc. Make them look you in the eye and acknowledge what they are doing, and join the political groups that are dedicated to taking them down. Just don't do anything stupid.
"You have to figure it out. Stand up and walk. Keep moving forward. You've got two legs, so stand up and use them. you are strong enough to make your own path." --Hiromu Arakawa