I left my job in August'16 to pursue design. For first few months I tried Tech Writing and Graphic Design and then moved to UX/UI Design. I enrolled in IDF course last year August and completed 5 of them in 3 months and then did a Udemy course on Freelance Web Design which I completed 2 weeks back.
I am now participating in contests on crowdsourcing websites like 99Designs and putting my 100% to win them and also building my portfolio.
Still I have to start making money from it, but coming this far battling all opposition from society, family and friends is nothing less than a success story for me.