Most folks in your position have a hard time solving their problems because they collectively seem overwhelming. You are employable, and have no difficult resp

Most folks in your position have a hard time solving their problems because they collectively seem overwhelming. You are employable, and have no difficult responsibilities (kids, debt, etc), so honestly you are not in a bad position. Also, if you have not considered moving, I would. Psychologically it can make a huge difference to feel like you are starting over, somewhere new. If that seems hard, remember you can always move back. And don't let yourself come up with excuses for why it wouldn't work: it can work. Write down the problem you want to solve first. Say, getting stable employment. For this problem, write down a few optimal outcomes. For each outcome, write down what you would advise someone to do to accomplish it. For example, "I want to move to Seattle and get a job at Amazon" (or whatever). Now write down what you would recommend: "Research Seattle; Find acquaintances there; Figure out Amazon's job positions; Social engineer your way into talking to an Amazon employee (probably not hard on this site); Convince them that you would be a good engineer for them". Now the hard part: Follow your own advice from above. Wake up every day, and step-by-step work towards your goal. If you are worried you cannot, find someone to make you accountable (parents, etc) that you can talk to about it. Good luck.