How can i deal with this depression?

Question

Im turning 22 and im completely crushed. When i was 18 and graduating high school, i had so many goals and dreams. Now four years later I havent accomlished any of them. My town offers no opportunities. I cant even get a job with this S****y degree from the S****y college i went to. it was all i could afford and i got scholarship. I feel like the last four years of my have been a total waste and now im too old to try for my goals. i should be out searching for a job and a husband or something. i just cant believe i never accomplished anything. life makes me want to jump off a bridge or really tall building...but there are neither where i live. just a bunch of tumbleweeds.

Answer 1

Your young.  It may seem as though life has passed you up, but again your not even 22 yet.  

You do have a degree, you do have ambitions, you do have an education and you still have sixty plus years to grow, mature and live.

Look elsewhere to live and grow.  What's keeping you in the sticks.  Your too young to get married yet.  Don't be in a rush to have children and get married.  Live life.  

Redo your list and develop a five year plan.  You have accomplished alot although it may not seem like it to you right now.

Answer 2

Never give up! Keep looking. you can get a job. you can always get a simple job and save up to get a better degree. and you can always see a psychologist to overcome depression. don't do that. that won't solve any of your problems. it will just leave all your family and friends behind. that would be selfish.

Answer 3

it is never too late unless you decide it is late.

You are only 22 and the best still have to come if you work two times harder. Finding a husband is not going to accomplish you as a person

many  people think that getting married will resolve a lot of their issues but always they will still feel that they are missing a lot in their lives if it is not late for them already. That's when you see people not being happy in their marriage or thinking of their marriage as a mistake.

The best thing for you is to look around and find out which city  you will have better option of jobs( not so far from your hometown if you like)

Then after you find out where you want to go and find a job on the side, then start thinking about what you really want to do in your life and with your life. Then the rest you will figure it out little by little with time. and the rest will be easy on you

You will be just fine.

Answer 4

I'm 19, and I've felt like that before. It sounds like you need a change of scenery. Go to a nearby city and see what things are like there. This helps a great deal. You're only 22, you've still got a ton of stuff ahead of you and it's not too late to accomplish your dreams.

Do look for a job, but don't look for a husband just because you feel like you "should" be searching for one. A forced relationship will decay in record time and will invariably make your situation worse. Good luck to you.

Answer 5

At 22, you can do anything still. Minor setback with the degree you're not thrilled with is no big deal. Let it go, learn from it and move on. Eat right and exercise if you "feel" depressed. Exercise. It's been found in a clinical study that regular exercise had the same positive affects as zoloft and other depression medication. So as  Bill Maher said " Ask your doctor if getting off your *** is right for you."

You're 22 and can do anything. Don't waste time with regrets. Move on with your life.  

Answer 6

     I know things look "bad" right now, and by the way you victimize yourself, I believe you really need to look at your attitude ( I know, just THE answer you were looking for...). Look, heres the deal, YOUR 22, you have a degree, your single, and what better time to re-examine your goals than at early 20's? Your maturing (you'll continue to forever) I don't know what your goals are, but I don't think 22 is too old for ANY goals if your passion is still there for it. If location is an issue, then move to where you can pursue whatever your looking to do. As for the depression, try 30 min. of sweaty exercise, work out till you build up a good sweat before you set your timer (common advise from psychiatrists before administering drugs)

     Oh yeah, ALSO, Stop taking yourself soo seriously, unless your goal is to find the cure to some deadly disease, or win the Nobel, or train for the Olympics, then you aren't too old for "Jack" so give up the pitty-party, put on your big girl panties, and just DO IT (succeed in whatever your going for - BTW Demographics don't mean "Squat" today)

Answer 7

Get a therapist