Life Happens. Falling Down, Getting Back Up. Few Milestones covered.(Updated with last GA)

Other people have already said many things. Look for what seems helpful from among those. As a "survivor" of Life™, I will offer a few "tips" of my own.

1. The only thing that can truly stop you is your own attitude. Be positive, and keep moving forward. Seek solutions, not excuses.
2. The past cannot be changed, so learn from it, don't live in it. The future is unknown, so plan for it, don't fear it. The present is where we are, so live in it, take action in it.
3. Each day is a new chance to move in the direction you want to go. As long as you don't give up, you will continue to move closer to your goals.
4. There is always more than one way to reach your goals. Keep your eyes open for alternatives.
5. Use your Support Networks. Whether that is family/friends for emotional support, or colleagues/fellows for occupational support, enlist other people to overcome life's obstacles. Only a fool takes on the world by himself.
6. Finding employment is a job unto itself. Treat it like one. Plan for it, work on it, use all available tools you own. The most important tool for seeking employment is your network, the people you know and meet. They get you the job.
7. When you don't know what else to do, talk to your Elders. (Actually, you should be speaking with them often.) Whether it is your parent or Mr. Has-the-Job-I-Eventually-Want-for-Myself, these people have been where you are and have found their way through. Learn from them.

P.S. (You want to get your head straight before looking for "a partner." "People with issues" get together with other "people with issues." Well-adjusted people seek well-adjusted partners, and that is what you want. You don't need money or fame, you just need to have your character sorted out, your goals clear, and to be pursuing them.)

There's this saying that you should go at your own pace. Not everyone goes thru life the same way. Good to hear about your father and hope you are able to deal with this in a manner that you approve (not influenced by others, I mean).

P.S. I have dealt with something similar and a partner does surely help.

Cheers Gamma. All the best. Keep your chin up :)

Best of luck to you! Everything should become better eventually. Just keep going and don't lose hope!

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I heartily endorse what Khalaq said, especially the P.S. I've been around long enough and looked for the same many times, and Khalaq is right that you need to have your head right, first. Having the relief of your father's progress returning to health, I think focusing on finishing that difficult degree is the focus. You think it sounds boring, but you are on a path to the career, and then things will really open up to opportunity. Right now, a tight focus on that, and your distractions can be in doses to allow that degree completion.

Good luck and best to your father in his journey to health!

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Indeed, being left behind in careers, or family/partners path in life can cause a rift in topics, it's not all that bad after a while if you stick close to a few friends. Maybe that's because I'm not very social to begin with but I'm sure after you start picking it up, things can turn for the better quite quickly. Having a family member's health be steady is easily understood by everyone so you may find friends to be more understanding than you think.

What you said......I know how your situation is making you feel.

As I'm typing this and reading your story, a peculiar song popped up on spotify coincidentally.... One that I will always cherish because everytime I feel this way, I listen to The Middle by Jimmy Eat World. I take these lyrics to heart. Listening to it always helps bring me up. It's sort of my remedy (though, no, it doesn't cure my depression fit, it does help me get through the day), and hopefully it can also be your remedy too.

Sometimes you just need a place to vent. And you need to be heard. You said your social life has withered. Help it bloom. You might feel shitty while out there in the beginning as residue, but proactively doing so might help just that. I know it's hard, but if you can, try to act on it and battle what's gnawing at you.

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The first step towards achieving your goals is getting rid of procrastination. It can be hard but it's very rewarding once accomplished.
Also, accept your past and your present and work proactively towards a better future. Good luck!

Bump because I believe you can pull yourself together.

Just listen to your heart and start with something small but important.

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There's some good advice here, but this is the internet, everyone has an opinion about everything. Most of us know very little about you, but still some people will give you answers to problems that can't be solved without the important insight about your life, situation, challenges, etc, that only you (possibly along with family, close ones, etc) are sitting on. If you can find advice here that's helpful to you, then that's absolutely great, learn from it, and if your ego (we all have it in varying degrees) tells you not to listen because then you'd have to admit to being wrong or doing something wrong, say "screw you, ego" and try your best to be humble and open to new ideas. Otherwise, take all of this, including my comment, with a grain of salt. We're all just trying to help, even when we're not helpful.

Oh, and in case you're often frustrated with yourself for not achieving your goals, take it easy on yourself, accept your challenges/shortcomings, and take baby steps towards getting there, while acknowledging all the little things that you do better than before. Otherwise it's easy to overreach.

If you weren't looking for advice, but was merely wanting to vent, that's fine, too. To quote AloofPanda, "Sometimes you just need a place to vent. And you need to be heard." This is very true. I can definitely relate to a lot of what you're going through. Hang in there, buddy! :)

I could say a lot of stuff but english is not my thing... I just hope everything gets improved for you, and I'm glad your father is recovering and will be back to home and normal life soon.

Like others says, wow, you're in great place and have good education 😊 If you want to get in shape just do it, walk around neighbourhood, do grocery shopping in order to eat good food other than junk food. With healthy body comes healthy mind.

Don't let insecurities let you down, like when see your friends they have families, nice career, everyone don't have same pace. Hope you and your father have nice recovery, keep positive and playing games 😉

Hang in there! When the exams are over one way or the other, life will pick up again.
Having a sick parent drains a lot of energy. As you wrote, with him better now, it hopefully will be easier as well.

Don't worry bro life always tests your patience and determination but remember there always a light at the end of a dark tunnel.so hold on to yourself you just need to survive a little longer and one push you can break yourself from these troubles.all the best my wishes to you.hope your life improves soon :)

Venting and having a good social life is very important. Its hard though to built these social nets these days with all the social media and everyone always being on their phones (dang i sound like my mother lol) but its true! So go ahead and leave it here, but keep working on it and it will come! :) And although its very hard, its really important to eat healty, youll probably feel a bit better already :D Good luck!

i really now what means to be anxious all the time, the only advice i can give: find something like gym to escape everything, or some hobby.

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