That really sucks man. Do you think there's some underlying cause for all of this? I mean, some of it obviously just sucks and there's nothing you coulda done about it, like your friend dying. Perhaps there's something wrong in your life that you should work on?

My suggestions:

Get over the girl, I know that would have to suck(because you're pretty much in the same sort of situation that I'm in with my girl, except our relationship is fine.) After spending so much time with someone it would have to be really hard to just "get over it." But my guess is she's at least the start of some of your problems.

Find a roommate. It will help your rent/money situation a bit. Perhaps try to find a better job.

Why do your grades suck? Should you be spending more time on school than you are?

I think your inability to sleep is probably caused by most of these things, same with your developing drinking problem.


Some of these things could be helped, and that would in turn help the others. Get a roomate, spend more time on school, work out, eat right, get healthy. Your sleep will improve, your overall attitude will improve, you'll feel tons better, and the stress will be a lot less severe.

Stress can be a killer, man. And it sounds like you've got a lot of it. Don't solve it with drinking.