lagna lord in seventh from lagna

[ashwath]

dear sir/madam.

i have recently learnt that my horoscope needs to be evaluated under different set of rules because my lagna lord is in the seventh house from lagna in my horoscope. All these years, every astrologer has been using vimshottari dasa's for prediction!! Also four planets in my natal chart are retrograde....this has left me very confused about the predictions for me. Any help in this regard would be extremely appreciated, and i shall be very grateful for the time and trouble taken in this regard.i present my particulars below...

1. DOB 14/03/1980 (DD/MM/YY)

2. PLACE MANGALORE (74E 53` 00``, 12N 52` 00``)

3. TIME 9:46 PM

4. GENERAL height 5 8'..wheatish complexion..average physique...asthmatic

5. i have recently completed BE in chemical engineering with great difficulty.

6. parents separated, one elder sister and brother.

7. i do not have any relationship whatsoever with my relatives on either side (paternal/maternal).

8. i have struggled with alcoholism for past 5 years and recently it is under control.

i shall be grateful for an honest analysis of my future prospects as i am much confused about them. what are my job prospects? should i go in for further studies? i have no one to back me up...and jobs are scarce in india for my stream. should i change my stream/profession? can i go abroad? is my horoscope "cursed" as one astrologer put it?because of parents separation, the upanayanam ceremony hasn't been performed for me, though it was done for my brother.over the years, i have been to pilgrimage to almost every holy site in south india.are there any other remedies i can perform?

please do not feel to shield the negative results from me as im quite prepared for them...with the rotten luck i've had so far, nothing will surprise me!part of my desire is a strong curiosity to know what combinations could have caused such misfortune to an individual..

thanking you in advance..

Ashwath