[nglevin]

Good job, and I regret to hear that it seems you were given some bad advice from authority.

There's a lesson I learned at around 12 or so, good to learn sooner than later. Don't trust the experts, for the sake of being experts.

I probably have a few good burn out stories to share, but since this is a public forum and you're anonymous, let's just say that it's part of the experience. Learn, live, move on, towards something better.