Please don't give up on your passion! Everything takes time, have some patience, capitalize on opportunities, look for mentors or people in history that you look up to for guidance. As long as you put in the effort to succeed whether its in coding or elsewhere and have patience nothing is impossible. Albert Einstein flunked out of high school, and worked at a patent office before becoming a world renown physicist. I know not all of us are "Einsteins" but the point is that physics was his passion, he didn't care about his critics. He kept on pursuing his passion! Efforts are never in vain.

The people that are successful almost always have had to face some sort of failure in their lives. It is what they did when their backs were against the wall, when everyone was doubting them, that defined them for the rest of their lives. Thomas Edison failed a thousand times making the light bulb before he got it right. Be consistent in your efforts, and results will surely follow.

Finally, I know this might be difficult, but have a positive outlook. Have gratitude for the simple things in life. It is great to hear the you already have a support system an "awesome group of peoples I can call my near and dear." Always keep up with your relationships with friends. It is the people that you associate with that will define your mindset and what drives you.

Don't stop coding, laughing, smiling, and looking at the future optimistically,
~ Np