Any other students with chronic illness?

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I'm sick of my job
I'm sick of living in NYC

but I guess those don't count

I'm kind of surprised you didn't get any support in this thread.

Being stuck where you are, for whatever reason, can be debilitating. Feeling like you are trapped with no real options must be horrible. I think tons of people are like you, because I don't believe we as a species were meant to be lashed to a cubicle and keyboard, fed poorly, and given just enough glimpse of the carrot to make us continue our path to the idol 'credit' than to say fooey on all this and learning to be mostly self-sufficient.

People not in your shoes might suggest doing something different.

I've dealt with attempted murder survivors who would go back in a heartbeat because it is all they knew, and they were more terrified of change than of death.

So, while I'm not in your situation (I love where I live, and I am trying to recover from losing the career that defined me), I can empathize with your plight.

Medical conditions aren't the only things that can ruin quality of life.

OP,
I'm sorry to hear you are where you are so soon in your story.

At least it sounds you have family support and medical resources to help you mitigate your symptoms.

I've literally had physicians tell me my chronic fatigue is all in my head. Maybe it is. But I don't think so.

I'm not going to lie to you and tell you anything is possible if you just try hard enough. I think that's the source of a lot of this generations issues.

But I will say that you have a lot of life left in front of you, and a huge world that is just waiting for you to take a step. I encourage you to get outside of your comfort zone as often as possible; try things that don't interest you at the moment; and try to learn something from every situation and person you encounter.

Rarely does a young persons' journey end up as originally planned. But the most boring ones are planted in people who stop paddling!

Warm thoughts to all in this thread!