Life sucks

-Money is tight for me -Rent keeps going up -Girlfriend and I have broken up and gotten back together twice this year alone(together since we were 13, we're now 19). -She's now going out with this total douche bag -Grades suck -Developing a drinking problem -Can't sleep well at all -Car totalled, friend died in the crash -I feel like I'm starting the loose my muscular body

A few of these are outside of your control, there's no use stressing over things you can't control, as hard as it is, a lot of it can be looked at and corrected.

Money and Rent can be partially corrected with a few efforts, such as finding a roommate/finding a better job/finding a new living locale.

Your girlfriend and her new boyfriend are issues that she would need to correct, I personally wouldn't try any schemes or anything to get her back simply beyond trying to find out why she no longer cares to spend time with you. I dislike messing with other peoples' lives, as I dislike them messing with mine.

Grades would usually be a problem of not paying enough attention to your studies, I did pretty terrible this past semester as well. Worried entirely too much about my video games and my school suffered for it.

A drinking problem and your sleeping problem are likely directly related to your being stressed. I would recommend finding a new hobby or something to help you relax and clear your mind when you can. I'd also recommend steering clear of alcohol, if you have trouble controlling your consumption. Nothing good has come of abusing alcohol, so a little willpower would need to be exercised.

Lastly, your metabolism slows down as you age, meaning you have to work harder to keep your figure as you age. I've put on some weight since I graduated High School as well, it tends to happen. If this is a large concern to you, consider dedicating more time to fitness or doing some more research into how you can improve the time you spend on fitness. This could become a new hobby such as I recommended above.


While far from professional advice, I figure these are good starting points at least. I hope it all works out for you, and I'm sorry to hear about your friend. It always sucks to lose someone you knew.

Seems like good advice all around. I would like to add that a healthy dose of narcissism is quite helpful in getting over a relationship - just don't go overboard. Just start telling yourself "I'm the shit" on a regular basis, like a workout routine. Whether you believe it or not at first, eventually your ego rebuilds itself. Also helps to surround yourself with people who share the opinion that you are, indeed, "the shit."
Oh, and alcohol is definitely a depressant. It will just make your outlook worse.

Drinking and not thinking about all this shit > trying to convince myself that I'm the shit

I wasn't saying my advice was going to be easy. But as time goes by you'll figure out that you're just wasting your time worrying about a girl who left you in one of the great times of need of your entire life.

Stop drinking. You'll save money, be thinking more logically and clearly, and be all around more presentable to your girl. If she is worth it, that is.

Here's a little something to cheer you up. Titusfied again: