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I'm 20 years old with no job, no car, and no friends. I feel like I'm stuck to this life I live because I don't see any doors leading out. I knew something was wrong with me once I thought about the "easy way out." That's when I brought my depression up with my parents. They didn't do anything about it because they think I'm just lazy and don't apply myself as much as I should. Their lack of faith in me and my constant self-loathing is so engraved in my mind that it takes every ounce of strength to get out of bed. I don't know how much more of this I can take. Please help?

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