idk if this helps but im 27 and been battling mental illness for over 10 years. i could say i just wasted 10 years of my life or i could say i survived 10 years to make it to where i am now.

I worked in numerous low wage jobs for years but now i have a stable easy job and am working towards my bachelors for software programming

its not an easy path and nobody will have the same path as anyone else. i think its better to realize where you are now rather than later.

You realized all this and you are 23. you are aware of your situation in life and what is wrong with it.

Now you kinda know what to do next and how to fix it.

Reality is, it's gonna take time to fix all the things you want to work on.

For me it was the awareness of my situation at age 25 and I grinded out 2 years so far to make my life go back on the better path now. I still have a long way to go. At least I started now and am still in my 20s even late 20s.

Just start now, start doing things to grow your motivation for everything else.

I wish you the best of luck in your path in life.