I had the option to get paid to go to college in my hometown right out of high school, but instead I followed my girlfriend of three years to her college. Found out a week beforehand that she had cheated on me,  and broke up within a week of arriving to college. Was just a severely depressed kid in a random town who had social anxiety and didn't know how to work through it. Dropped out and that lead to a few years of severe depression. Self pity to the max.

Only within the past year have I started to really do better for myself, but I'm still struggling with certain problems. I really appreciate you saying all of that because one day I'd like to be able to help others in that way as well. Just gotta work on #1 so that the good vibes are able to spread.