how do i fix my life?

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Q: How do I fix my life?

I moved to a new country and finished a masters in a technical field (after working in the humanities),

I now have a data science job I struggle at, watching my friends progress, and am feeling stuck. I live with severe depression and anxiety, but think the chunk of my setbacks are down to unhealthy coping mechanisms like ghosting.

Negative self talk is quite literally crippling me. I find it hard to be alive, not suicidal, just everyday is unbearable.

Not sure how to proceed or if it is even fixable.

- Stephanie

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