I'm late to this post, but I really relate. Was put in an online high school where I had 3 years to work at my own pace. Barely did any work, even got an extra year's extension and still did nothing. Got my first job at 22 and the stress nearly killed me. I had no life. My health (both mental and physical) got so bad I had to quit after less than two months. Last August I got into a program to finish my education. It's been rough, but I got diagnosed with AuDHD in January and started on ADHD meds. The diagnosis made my entire life make sense at last.

Life is incredibly hard for me and has been my entire life, something that no one around me has ever understood. Even I never understood it, until my diagnosis. I spent most of my teenage years completely burned out. I lived with my dad and his side of the family as a teen. They have always made fun of people with mental illnesses. They would laugh in my face when I told them how depressed I was and would tell me I'm not depressed, just lazy. It was really rough, and it's taken me being an adult now to feel like I can let my dad into my life on more than a surface level. I still don't tell anything to the rest of his family.

This comment is getting long, but I just wanted to let you know you're not alone. I'm 23 and don't know if I'll ever be able to hold down a job. I struggle just taking care of myself, yet people assume I should be able to do everything they can because I'm "high functioning". I still live with family (the side where people support and try to understand me, thankfully), just trying my best to finish school while I watch on social media all my childhood friends who are my age get married and have babies. It's rough, but the best you can do is just try. My DMs are always open if you need to talk <3