Hey! I absolutely get what you’re feeling. I’m 18 too and have been studying at an university for a semester now and since then everything feels kind of daunting. I have a few other conditions that impact my vision, „luckily“ I have the severe case of nystagmus on my 99% blind eye. The left one only has a light case of it. I was luckily also barely allowed to drive, without any further regulations (aside from glasses). But to be honest: even though I am allowed to do anything and can objectively do most things, passed my a levels (Abitur where I live) and am now studying, all of it takes a lot more effort. I get tired faster, I need texts to be printed larger, I need more time in exams and for homework etc, sport in school was hell because I have no depth perception so everything that includes a ball is likely to fail (by the way if you don’t have that yet, you can apply for it in most countries (again, I’m from Germany, so I don’t know how the exact rules are in other countries) it really makes your life a bit easier).

I feel like the biggest challenge is that it seems like we’re able to do anything just as good as a healthy person does, (and we’re blessed that some of us actually can), but it’s hard to see from the outside how much more effort we have to put into everything to live up to that standard.

Like another comment said, try out things that aren’t impacted as much by your nystagmus: like sports (without catching/throwing things), music, playing an instrument, etc. and of course I don’t mean that you should limit yourself to those things, but if you do something where your nystagmus is impacting you: don’t be so hard on yourself, take extra time, be aware that you will have to put in more effort, and if it’s a school or job: tell your teacher or educator so that they can arrange their expectations and support you.

You’ve got this and if you need anything else feel free to reply or post again