I have to take my hat off to SlingsbyT67M, it's easy to tell about what goes well and our success, than to tell about the hardship and what goes wrong.
I hope you get a chance to climb back up, because you've been working for it.
Unfortunatly his case is the rule and not the exception!
When you take a risk at investing in a Pilot career, you have to be aware that you're chances of success, despite how hard you study and apply yourself, are less the older you get, and you have to be lucky with the economic curve.
The investment is huge, and if things go wrong you have to be aware that you'll have to pay the bills but the Pilot job isn't there, so you have to have the backup plan.
If you have a job, don't leave it. Get the FATPL while working. It's harder but it will support you and lessen the risk. It will take time to get the chance, if it ever comes, but you won't be bankrupt and unemployed.
If you have the dream of being a Pilot, I say go for it, but first, do the math, get a backup plan if things don't turn out. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst!