I've just turned 21 and I'm in school even though I have dropped out for two years and failed some courses. I have depression, anxiety, I am overweight, and I cannot cope with stress.

My friend recently chewed me out about it. She's doing really well for herself. At 21, she is on a path to graduate school, she has several jobs she loves and she will be publishing scientific papers.

I understand that she is trying to help me, and I understand that she is right. I feel hurt and misunderstood in my situation. I am trying to help myself, and sometimes I get close to succeeding, but I fail each and every time. I try not to let it get to me but it is hard not to. I don't understand why I am so broken that I cannot cope with things in life.

When I was younger, I was a better person. Now I'm retracting into a less functional human. Why am I like this? What happened to my ability to function? I cannot answer these questions, but I desperately need to. =S