Well since we're all discussing our personal lives here, might as well talk about mine:
You all might be surprised to hear that I actually have autism.
Most people don't recognize it until I actually tell them, but yeah, I am autistic.
On top of that, I have celiac disease, meaning I can't eat anything w/ gluten in it (meaning no wheat, barley, or rye).
And I have plenty of other food allergies including pork, seafood etc.
So I can't have the vast majority of things people eat, unless there's an equivalent substitute.
But at the end of the day, I'm still here.
Despite doctors believing I'd never succeed in having a normal life, I've graduated in the top 5% of my 600-person high school class.
I've been accepted into multiple colleges and was almost excepted into multiple Ivy League schools.
And after living by myself for 4 months at college, I managed to get a 3.8 GPA. And I'm still able to enjoy college food despite all my allergies.
It doesn't matter what challenges life throws a you. What matters is how you overcome these obstacles.
My mother and family have supported me my entire life and now I owe it to them to make the most of every second I have here.
People will doubt your abilities, but as long as you have the courage to keep on trying, nothing is going to keep you from reaching your dreams.
So yeah... that's a little something about me you probably didn't expect to know. But I figured since some people are going through some tough times, I'd help give a little bit of encouragement.