Hi everyone. Although I'm new here, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on getting out of a rut and overcoming depression so it doesn't get worse.

Here's my problem: I'm almost turning 25, I'm single, I'm still living at home and I'm jobless...and getting more and more depressed by it by the day. I was left paralyzed after an accident in my late teens and I need a lot of assistance with daily living, which has made it hard to move out and find a job that I can actually perform the tasks. I have a college degree, but my academic advisor and career services at my school basically said I'd have to move 2-3 hours to find a job since I live in such a small place and the job market sucks. That would be easy if I had family or friends or even just someone I knew I could rely on in an alternate location.

To make matters worse, I only have like one friend and she's also disabled and lives out of town so I rarely do anything social. I've tried to make friends, especially when I was in college, but I was made fun of and used more than anything. The whole experience made me go into a mini shell and I feel like I'm an outsider and can't connect with anyone or even know how to attempt to anymore.

I wish I had a "normal" life, and I contributing to society with a fulltime job like my fellow graduates. I wish I was in a relationship, which I really have never been in. When I see others my age out enjoying these simple things, I get depressed even more. I want to stop feeling like this, but I don't know how when things aren't changing. Can anyone offer some advice?