have you been diagnosed with anxiety and/or a learning disability? adhd? first of all, asking for help isn't cheating, it is actually a smart thing to do. if you aren't getting the info, its likely that someone else is having issues too. also, with an undiagnosed issue, such as adhd, you can go really far in school easily (like you said), until responsibilites get too much and you get overwhelmed. this was the case with me, and getting diagnosed changed my life. i think that getting looked at would be worthwhile.