It could have been lack of employment, pressures at school, a health problem, or some other distressing circumstance.
وَلَعَلَّكَ طَلَبْتَ ٱلْمُسَاعَدَةَ مِنَ ٱلْآخَرِينَ ،‏ فَخَيَّبُوا أَمَلَكَ وَقَصَّرُوا فِي مَنْحِكَ ٱلدَّعْمَ ٱلَّذِي تَحْتَاجُهُ .‏