First off, good for you for asking for help and advice. Too many people keep to themselves and stagnate. Learning to ask for help is something that took me near

First off, good for you for asking for help and advice. Too many people keep to themselves and stagnate. Learning to ask for help is something that took me nearly a decade to understand was okay. 5 months ago, I posted something very similar here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398968 I'm only 26, so I can't give you the wise advice that others in this community can, but I'll say that I just stuck it out, and things got better. I was in a job I really didn't like, I was personally unhappy, and felt very alone. Simply as a process of time, continuing to get better at my craft, and continuing to poke on my network, I now am in a much better place, working on something I'm excited about with a team I really respect. I don't even like calling it a job. I think a lot of us are going through the same thing you are, especially people our age when we look at the web and see all these other people our age who are far more successful. Just remember that if you see some 26-year-old millionaire on the front page of TechCrunch, it's because that person is an exception, not the rule. You don't have to size yourself up against their level of success, or even what you perceive as their happiness. Live your life. Find and follow your path. You're always doing what's in your heart, so listen to it. You cannot run from your own nature, so take time to sit with it, discover it, and fall in love with your own desires. If you truly know yourself, and can discover what you truly, deeply want to do, I think you'll be happy. Just know that there's no timeline on when you discover it. I still haven't found my "thing", but I'm happy because I know I'm getting closer to it. My email is in my profile. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to. I'm sure there are many others (older, wiser heads) here who would offer the same.