I took a plunge last year. Broke up with my girlfriend I was living with, it had become a staid boring relationship and I was stuck in a rut. Left my job, decided to go back to college to train as an electrician, got an apartment in a different town etc.
Well, it's been a struggle! I've run out of money on a few occasions, had to give up the apartment as I couldn't afford it and move back to my mum's house miles away from anyone I knew. She threw me out after about 5 months as we realised we couldn't get along in the same house anymore. Now lodging in a house with my dad's friend and wife.
It's been stressful, hard work, lost & gained friends, but most of all it's been DIFFERENT. I pretty much have a new life now, and although it's been less than fun a lot of the time, I have grown from it, I've changed (although not completely) and i'm looking forward to a brighter future.
And that, my friend, is worth anybody doing if you're not enjoying what's happening in the present. You don't need to take any pre-made advice from "people who are qualified" unless you want to... i'm guessing you're not into that anyway.
Take the plunge, see what happens, and try to make the most of what life throws your way.
Good luck
