Yes, Change is never easy. But accepting the reality no matter how worst your condition may be is the very first step you should take for changing your life steps. Everyday we are getting caught in this RAT'S RACE monotonously. To change this, you must be very specific about the changes you are going to do with your life in future.
Slowly changing or adapting to new things patiently can be the way to do changes. However, change in life whether in career, economically, personality it all totally depends upon you. Changes must have more perks than the situation you are in right now.