I believe having a goal and obtaining the self-confidence I just mentioned in my previous post are fundamentally the same thing. Most people who struggle with depression, by the very nature of what that condition does to people, will not be able to believe in themselves enough to believe they can achieve a goal (which includes getting a job or moving out of home), so they generally won't set one in the first place.

This is why I suggested they believe in themselves and prioritize removing these doubts and stresses they have about life that keep pressuring them into thinking that any one mistake will be the end of the world when it simply won't be. Once you have self-confidence, the next step is to set a goal for yourself (which people do without needing to be told to once they have confidence), even if it isn't one with an occupation in mind. I know this from personal experience, and my life circumstances are far less ideal than most people you're going to encounter here.

A real problem that people often overlook is that it isn't as simple to get a job as several of the posters in this topic are making it sound, even the ones who acknowledge it isn't easy. I don't know how different it is where [@Beelz129] comes from, but where I come from it sure as hell takes a lot more than just getting up one day and saying "you know what, I'm gonna get a fucking job". This is further made a problem for people who don't already have a history in the workforce, which many people in college won't. Most jobs in this day and age expect you to have years of work experience, even simple jobs. How do people who've never worked obtain work experience when every job expects you to have it?

That's one reason why many people who finish college quickly realize the only thing it's qualified them to do is get a job at McDonalds or some similar job that largely only hires young people so it can give them minimum wage or worse (one of many reasons why treating education like it's the end of the world is a bad idea). It's the sort of problem that people who've managed to be fortunate enough to find a stable job and keep it won't be able to understand, because they're in a situation that makes them take what they have for granted and assume everyone has that luxury or can obtain it just as easily. I recently cut a "friend" out of my life who has this exact mind state, and it's one of the several reasons I don't talk to them anymore, and will more or less tell them to go fuck themselves if they try to communicate with me again before losing their condescending attitude.

I stand firm that you won't be able to move forward, or do any of the things people are suggesting here, until you overcome the personal doubts you have and get more self-confidence. This has a lot less to do with you not feeling sorry for yourself or not crying when you feel down (doing the latter is healthy, it prevents you from building up stress), and more to do with you understanding that all the doubts and stress you are feeling can go away the moment you realize the pressure is an illusion. As long as you're alive and healthy, you can always find a future even if things right now don't go right. No other suggestion from anyone here will mean a thing until you believe in yourself. No inspirational pep talk will help you until you personally overcome your own doubts.

On a side note, I agree that exercise is definitely a good way to help with the confidence issue, if your current life offers time for such things.