>Every time I try to talk about it, somebody just kind of directs the conversation back to them and their own more important problems, so I can never get a word in.

Do you mean in person? I guess you have no one good to talk to in person. I don't know if talking here might help.

How old are you? Ideally, what small steps do you wish you could take that would be a tiny success or two?

Well, I hope you succeed in your journey. I don't think you'd be asking for too much.