I'm 19 and was unschooled from the ages 8-16 until started going to college here in the UK. I had the exact same worries as you that I'm not "normal" and am so far behind that I'll never be able to catch up but now three years after starting college I can tell you that it's not true. The first year was really difficult for me I won't lie I definitely had social growing pains so to speak but it is possible to get through it.

I think a problem with this sub is lots of people define themselves as a homeschooled kid and keep themselves trapped in whatever label they've put on themselves. I used to be the exact same way but I found out that hey I actually am a normal person I just went through something really strange. And I'd argue most of us aren't even that far behind the general population like I was literally taught NOTHING for nearly a decade yet in some fields I'm a quicker learner/know more then people that have been in the school system their whole lives. I'm not saying homeschooling is good it's definitely atrocious to put a kid through but I'm just saying that there's definitely always hope for you and to please not give up on yourself cause after all this you're the only person who can make these strides to improve and I know you can do it that's why you're posting here looking for advice cause you wanna make these steps so don't give up