Age 20 - I quit my sport. This was really my calling and way to embody excellence.
Age 21 - drop out of college as senior. Thought of suicide arrives Super Bowl Sunday. Start smoking weed a lot
Age 22-23 - struggling, parents supporting, alarm bells ringing
Age 23-29 - at least I could do menial work. Telling myself optimistic stories, I will get it together
Age 29 - quit weed, get psychosis
Age 30 - move home. Dismayed at being a manchild
Age 30-35 - work hobby-job part time, coaching the sport. Optimistic delusions carry me, and weed
Age 35-36 - more psychosis, overjoyed at "finding God," it wears off, suicidal feelings become overwhelming
I am a broke child approaching middle age. I was a "gifted" kid, a state champion athlete, handsome, everything looked good...but something in my mind was bad bad bad