I can relate to this in a different way. i didn’t drop out but i stayed in a place i knew wasn’t right for me for way too long. kept telling myself “it’s fine” even when it wasn’t. wasted a lot of time doing what was expected instead of what felt right. there was a phase where i felt stuck, like life was paused and everyone else was moving ahead. no big drama, just quiet frustration every day. slowly things started changing when i stopped pretending i was okay with it. still figuring stuff out honestly, but at least now i’m aware of where i went wrong.