I am actually a quitter and emotionally and mentally weak, and that's what has led me to this situation in the first place, where I'm doing much worse financially than the people I studied with. Asking for help is OK when the people you are asking help from are considerate and understanding and give you some positive feedback, even if they don't refer or point you to any direction, but when they bluntly ignore you and stop responding to you, it's humiliating and re-enforce the inferiority feeling.