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i also get my waves of depression and feeling hopeless with life. At least you finished school, I haven't even done that.Things that could help are excersise, go to a gym or try working out at home. Excersise is the most effective natural cure for minor depression. Or join a martial arts program, something with impact to get your heart moving and push the blood through you veins, that will awaken your brain and mind producing endorphins which are very positive on the human spirit. Any time I start feeling depressed or low, I get up, and do pull-ups or push ups, or go out and jog. or even head to the gym if I feel there is time for that. Try to avoid sitting around your room alone. Go to a crowded place like a mall. Or go to a bookstore and find a book on a subject you enjoy and start reading for inspiration. Looking for a job is tough as well, especially here in LA. So don't let the rejection get you down. I have a job, but it doesn't pay well, so I'm out looking for something better as well. But try to approach is positively. If you get declined a job, just say "it wasn't meant to be" and move forward. well, hope this helps. take care and good luck.

Thanks a lot. I actually already have comics online that are written by my roommate. Being a starving artist is hard. But at least for now I have talked myself out of joining the military and keep doing the best I can here.I appreciate all your comments. Trap 17 is a cool place to read and get inspired. if you guys would liket to see my work you can find it at http://www.coffeetimecomics.com/ let me know what you think. thanks.

wow, 14??? some wise words from someone your age. That's a great goal you have for yourself. And yes, you're right, my passion lies in art. But art doesn't pay the bills, especially here in Los Angeles. This town is filled with Starving Artists, and I just can't starve anymore. And my decision regarding the military is not just about getting an education. it's a sense of getting away, seeing and experiencing something different. I've been stuck in this city for nearly 13 years now. I never go on vacation because I simply can't afford it. It's a real struggle. I have thought about going back to school on a loan as well, yet I'm already in so much debt that I really don't want to owe more money than I already do. And the educational system is so screwed up here in California that you have to make scrap in order to qualify for financial aid....so, I owe too much money to get more loans, yet I make too much money for financial aid...so I'm pretty much stuck. Life is though, you might not realize it now, but wait til you grow older, start paying rent, etc. Thanks though for your prayers and advice, keep doing what you're doing.

Hello, I'm new here. My name is Tobias. I'm here because I'm making some serious decisions in my life right now. Talking to friends and family is no use in this case, I need advice from people who don't know me personally and have no emotional attachment towards me. The Scenario is that I'm 26 years old. I have been stuck in dead-end retail/sales positions since I graduated High School. I have always struggled financially which prevented me from furthering my education. I tried enrolling at community college a few times, yet bills and jobs always got in the way and forced me to drop out. I'm not the type of person to balance work and study all at once. So now I'm 26, in the same position I was in when I was 18. I have always wanted to do something related to Art, Illustration or Design. The most positive thing I'm doing right now is an online comic, non-profit of course and more of a hobby than anything else. My roommate who writes it has been putting a lot of effort into it by building up the site and updating. While I work on the Drawing on weekends. Yet for me, it's just a 50/50 chance somethig might come of it.I am getting desperate. I have been to a few job placement agencies and I can barely answer them when they ask me what my goals are, which is pretty scary, not knowing what you want anymore. So now I'm considering to join the Military (Air Force) as a last resort to fix my life. These are risky times to join, yet I see no hope anywhere else. I'm tired of trying school just to constantly fail. So I'm torn. It would mean leaving my friends, leaving familiar territory, risk of getting deployed. Yet If I stay here, I might end up being a retail slave for the rest of my life....Anyone who can relate or offer me any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you.