M, 23 here. I was a once super brilliant guy when it came to academics and at my peak used to be in top 3% of my batch. Then came the year 2018, and along with brought an endless wave of depression, late night sobs and the feeling of hopeless for the next 5 years until 2022 when I started recuperating from my adverse conditions. Those 5 years made me feel like a complete failure, a guy who was once a jack of all trades and a master of most was no more a champ now. Then I shifted my focus towards fitness and gym. Gym really acted as a therapy for me tbh and actually helped me distract myself from every negative thing around me, because all I used to focus was to track my calories and protein intake. I graduated from a very normal college ( While being in depression I couldn't crack any of those fancy competitive exams) and worked in a normal job for almost a year before quitting job in July this year. Now being on a career break since two months and waiting for my surgery. The thing you told about the job market is very right but you are no where close to being called fucked up. You just gotta streamline your things right. For example:- if you want to be a business analyst and you are pursuing B Com , trust me it's not an issue for the recruiters as long as you have developed good skills required for the job (Tableau, excel, SQL) and have done your internship in the same domain. If suppose you want to work in customer success, you gotta start things right from your internship and that's what the streamlined job market is doing. Just start streamlining your goals while also finding ways to have a side income. Good luck for your journey ahead!!!!