NEET general

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Wasn't there a NEET general in this board? IIRC, there was one...
Anyway, here is it, NEET general.

I'm not a NEET anymore. I'm making this thread because I remember thinking: "if and when I get a job, I'll tell the NEET general that things CAN and DO change". And so here I am, writing this.

I was in uni when I got health issues, so I went back home. I lived with my mom at the time, in a small, poor town. After some months, doctors discovered I had HL, and I had to do therapy for a year. After that, I got depressed, and sat at home alone most of the day, most days, for some 4-5 years, barely doing anything, only trying to learn the things I liked (computer in general), sometimes trying to think how to get out of my shitty situation, but not doing much else. I was ashamed of being myself.

After reading some random stuff and processing it for a while, I thought: "I guess there is no other way to fix myself but to start small. I'll find something to do, keep doing it, have some patience, get some money and, from there, rebuild my life." So I started selling small, cheap stuff, and fixing computers/phones. I posted ads on facebook (there are some rather big sales groups), told my friends about it, and got some replies. Meanwhile, I made a website to learn about webdev, applied to some dev jobs and got some replies, but didn't get hired. Then some friends told me about a job, to which I applied... And I got hired. I'm still at it, 8 months later. It's been great. I've also saved some money.

I don't feel lke a good example to imitate. But still, this doesn't mean shit. Life isn't fair, nor it is a linear experience. I've suffered some shit, nothing saved me from having to endure that suffering. Shit happens, that's reality. Try to learn from it, and from others, and do something with that. Even in the worst situation, you CAN do something for yourself. Some people WILL help you.

So, get up and do it.