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by tim-tday 4 days ago
Might I recommend that you get assessed by a mental health professional? You could have a condition that can be treated by drugs to even out your swings (I’m not a doctor but bipolar affective disorder is characterized by swings of enthusiasm/effectiveness and depression)

If there’s something you like and are good at there’s no reason your schooling can’t focus on that area. (I don’t know how school works in your country but here you can switch your major in between class terms, finish out this term, meet professors in the comp sci department, ask to switch)

This is a weird (hard) time to be getting into software. It is basically impossible to break in because there are so many experienced people available. Some people break in by contributing to open source projects (sometimes contributing to something that you really like that has a paid version and then building connections and trust to that company)

It’s going to take a while. I recommend not being homeless while that’s happening.