Looking for some genuine advice

1. Exercise.

2. Give gambling a break....at least until the NFL season.

3. You're at their mercy, so bite your tongue when confronted by your parents. It'll go a long way.

4. Work whatever job you can get and put your pride aside.

Captain Kirk, allow me to help you find the light, young man.

You need someone to guide you, someone to lead you to the promising life that you ultimately deserve. Everyone deserves happiness, even you. There is only one way to get there.

Follow Joey03 with his gambling selections. Your happiness is simply that easy.

Ive never heard of Joey03 

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Quit it with the self pity party.  Sounds like you are going through a rough time (some of which seems pretty self-inflicted).  That being said, if you are in your late 20's, you have plenty of time to turn it around.

Mentally, when you start feeling bad about yourself, you should think about all the people who have it a lot worse than you and that should put things in perspective .  You may feel like you have it pretty bad, but if you are thinking the root of your problems are "strict parents" it sounds like things haven't been all that rough.  While I don't know anything about you other than the few paragraphs you typed in this post, I would say it is very likely that there are plenty of people in this world (and in this country) who have things a lot worse than you and would give anything in the world to be in your situation.

Every day is a chance to turn things around.  If you are not happy with things, instead of sitting and feeling bad about them, and looking for advice in the penalty box of a gambling website, get off of your a$$ and fix things.  You said you don't have a lot of friends, but you "know a lot of people." Network with people you know.  See if you can build relationships with people who have similar interests as you.  Figure out what you enjoy doing, and spend more time doing it.  If you aren't willing to be proactive and make an effort, it will be hard to just stumble into friendships.  Make more of an effort, and you'd probably be surprised with the results. 

Another suggestion.  What about doing some volunteer work?  Based on your post, it seems like you have a lot of spare time. You'd be surprised how you can start doing something for other people, and how good it will make you feel.  It's also a great way to meet people.

Whatever you do, just don't sit and wallow in self pity.  By making this post, you at least seem to be self-aware, which is a good sign.  Take that self-awareness one step one step further and fix things.  Life is too short to not enjoy it.

No rule saying you have to put every job on your resume so that it looks like a laundry list

If you have a temp agency close by, consider signing up with them

Don't stay up late. Try and get up the same time every day, as if you would when you are going to work

Forget the gambling, you need some coin coming in

I think you are a candidate for the "Straight Edge Society."

Quote Originally Posted by Kurshka:

Go see your doctor and see if you have any medical issue`s like depression. If so take the meds and get out of your funk. Sorry but jobs in California are hard to come by. If you don`t like working WITH people get a job in a Call Center. That way you don`t have to see people but you do have to talk to them. But never give up. 10 years ago I was out of work for three years due to 4 knee surgerys. Was looking at nothing, but got better and got in shape. I now have a great career and married a girl 19 years younger than me.  

WTF she is young enough to be your daughter, you sick fuck

IM actually contemplating suicide just after reading this head on collision which has been your life. Dude heres what you do . You look at yourself in the mirror(i understand your probally not as attractive and overall strong and lethal as me) but still look at yourself and say to yoursellf... shit could be a lot worse and a lot harder. YOu got this man your gonna be alright. Stay away form nerdy stuff like your screenname because they are vagina repellants. Exercise. Get a job... any job... something to occupy your time. You prolly even have a small dick also but you know waht man.. who cares I think your gonna be alright bud

Hey ESP, I just got back from Thailand, I would love to Teach Engllsh Abroad, what info could you tell me about that? 

Having a big  helps.

Saints the big two inch.

Join the military... they are hiring. No Joke. If you have half a brain and get a high score on the entrance exam you can choose what job you want in the Army.

I served 3 active in the 80's... reserves in the 80's and 90's.

I tried to get back in in early 2009 and had to retest. I scored in the top 1% and could have had anything going back in... but still needed to lose about 5lbs and at least an inch off my waist... then BAM... fucked up my back working out.

I had quit smoking, lost 30 lbs and almost got back in with a full time reserve job at age 46. Had I not hurt my back I would have been good to go.

Since then I returned to my Repo job and have now left that due to the extremely shitty company. If not for my wife having such a great job I'd be screwed. I've been outta work for 16 of the last 28 months with NO unemployment. I always get interviews and callbacks but never that final job offer.

Now I'm 48 and very depressed since finding a job has become extremely difficult.

If they would let me I'd go back in the Army and straight to Afganistan. I think I might be too old now.

I'm between a rock and a hard place myself... but for you my advise is JOIN the MILITARY and take advantage of EVERYTHING they can offer. Stick it out for a few years and then go from there. DONT blow your money in there. BANK it for when you get out.

Kool just logged on to check if my post was still the best advice.