I didn't mention what my goals are because they're nothing extravagant. They're what almost every single person my age has: a job, a house, a family.

I've tried EVERYTHING for a job: voc rehab (where they treat you like a criminal), job boards, temp agencies, Internet job searches, for the past ten years. I got one job that was a dead-end job for 3 years where I barely made any money, and I got a temp job where I was promised to be kept on and then fired without warning and without reason.

I want a house. I don't want to live in my parents' basement any more. Every single day I do, I feel like a failure.

I want a family. I've had dates that have led nowhere, or no one is interested, I try to interact with the people I'm interested and nothing ever seems to go anywhere.

And that's not even going into some of the health issues I have that I'd rather not go into. I don't have anything that prevents me from physically doing things, but they don't do wonders for my self-esteem.

I've worked hard to achieve this for TEN YEARS. And I am exactly where I am ten years ago. Nowhere. At best I feel like a failure. On the worst days I just feel like I'm a joke that everyone's rolling their eyes over or having a laugh at.