My story is a little unique. I'm 30 and developed a rare chronic illness when I was 17 and was put on disability at 19. It's really common with this illness to not be diagnosed correctly for 10 or 15...
I'm a student nurse, but also had an experience similar over a decade ago. I went through a really rough time in my late teens, and ended up in the ER after an overdose (suicide attempt, not illegal...