I am 24, but have had mental issues since I was as young as ten if not younger. I am on the autism spectrum, but didn't get diagnosed till a couple years ago, even so people still thought I seemed 'weird' or 'a bit off' so I got bullied and ostracized by other kids at school and sometimes teachers either provoked or seemed to be in on it themselves. Of course I thought it was normal to feel depressed and anxious on a regular basis, and sort of blamed myself thinking if it bothered me it was my fault or whatever. Eventually at the age of 15 I attempted suicide and got into therapy after that...which I stopped in highschool because I thought I was doing better and didn't need that extra support. Then something traumatic happened(I've talked about it in plenty of other threads) which sort of set me back quite a bit, since I developed PTSD over it which has also made the depression and anxiety worse. Since then I've tried therapy but thus far have not hat much luck at all.