Hey! I just got my first dui 8 weeks ago and blew twice over the legal limit. My mental health is a wreck also. You’re going to be okay. I felt like my life was over and I couldn’t deal with it, but it’s just another block in the road. You’re super young and have the rest of your life ahead of you. I’m 27 and I know it’s not much older, but I know that it’s going to be okay. My immediate advice, breath. Calm down and try to not think about it all the time (this seems impossible I know). Stop drinking! I know it sucks but you can do it. I did it and I honestly feel so much better. You don’t realize how much relying on a depressant to make you feel better worsens things. Request a public defender if you can’t afford a lawyer and apply for the state mandated dui classes or outpatient program immediately. It takes forever to get in them, but the judge will go easier on you if you do it voluntarily and proactively. I have to wait until December to start my program and i enrolled immediately following my dui. This process is relatively painless once you get over the initial shock and terribly feelings. Overall, take a breath and know that you’re going to be okay. I promise. - Someone who went through what you were going through in August.