We gotta keep on truckin' my friend : )
Antidepressants and One A Day Men's 50+ with 417% of the daily B12 help me quite a bit.
Do you have something to help you cope?
I really couldn't live without music and comedy.

Yes! 51 years of it! Because of my severe depression. No cure.

yeah don you are so so young. you can fix this now you can. if it is a chronic depression oin a hiking group. or a sport don't go to a doctor he will load you up with chemicals

Yes it is all my fault. so many regrets so much I did wrong people tell me oh you had such an interesting life but look where it lead me

When I was younger I felt that way. I had high expectations of what life was supposed to be, which would only leave me feeling disillusioned. I've also struggled on and off with depression, which can make it that much harder to appreciate what's good. But there is good in the world, and as I've gotten older I've been able to embrace that more. I've had to learn how to be very kind to myself, and to let go of a lot, especially the things that are out of my control.

You are 24! Life has just begun!

If you don't like where you are heading, change your direction.
If you don't like where you are, change your location.
If you don't like who you are, become a better version.

It's not over until you are pushing up daisies.
Until then, there is always hope.

Disappointment is a result of your expectations not being met. Therefore, either life is defective, or your expectations are defective.

For life to be defective, it would have to actually owe you something. There'd have to be a warranty, which would require there to be a willful agent to issue that warranty. Since we know there's no such agency, and that the universe is entirely indifferent and undirected, then the onus for dealing with disappointment is to either correct your expectations (generally by lowering them or even not having them at all), or to decide how to respond to disappointment most effectively.

I think that we all have to do a combination of those two things.

The Buddhist concept of freeing oneself from attachment to particular outcomes is helpful with correcting your expectations. One can reasonably anticipate or try to bring about certain outcomes, but your world can't come undone when, as sometimes happens, hoped-for results aren't obtained.

When we are disappointed and there is emotional fallout or depression as a result, it's often because we've discovered more undesirable attachments to particular outcomes. But apart from that, what is actually constructive to do when things go awry is to learn from it, and adjust our strategy to be more likely to succeed in the future. Or ... perhaps at times to realize we were on a fool's errand all along.

What does NOT help is to grouse about some imagined "unfairness" of life or our umbrage that life doesn't measure up to our (supposedly totally reasonable) expectations, or to some concept of "fairness".

When you really and truly get through your head that life owes you zip, zilch, nada, nothing, it's very liberating and attitude-improving.

Life is a great adventure.
You just need to get out more.

No, and at your age I feel sad that you feel this way. Your whole life is ahead of you, so now is the time to make changes and take charge of it. Make it more meaningful and fulfilling. Life is not what happens to you, it is what you yourself make happen. Take action, and don’t be a passenger in life’s journey, be the driver!

Why? Not in the least, and i guess most would say i have had a tough one. Learn to appreciate, and savor, the tiny moments...a flower growing in a crack of a sidewalk, a cool breeze on your face, etc. etc. etc. They are the true wonderful moments of life, if only you will let them in.

Exercise relieves anxiety and depression, and makes you feel good. Volunteer to help others in need.

This is your life, not a rehearsal.

Born prematurely, I feel lucky to be alive. Lucky to have eyes to see, a strong body to hike, and a heart that soars with the exquisite beauty of the world. I find the wonder and joy in life.

I love hiking to high alpine lakes surrounded by white glaciers and jagged mountain peaks. After dark, I look up and feel awed by the glowing Milky Way and billions of sparkling stars. We all need more low-level ecstasy in our lives.

Since 2006 as a volunteer, I have been helping low income, first-generation students write essays for college entry and scholarships. One of my best success stories is Brenda, who won $269,445 in scholarships in 2016. It thrills me to send these kids to college.

Being a college mentor is the most rewarding volunteer work I have ever done.