I think this post is brilliant (really cool) for more than one reason.

You give hope to the underachievers that they can better themselves (related: my GPA was lower than yours :)).

You give great advice on mental illness (if I may editorialize: seek help if you think you may need it; it changed my life like I think it changed yours).

I see so many posts from FAANG employees... I don't think that I could pass the IQ test for being a janitor at those places. /shrug. So happy to see "regular?" people here.

My "Grass Is Greener" syndrome says that I almost wish I was still bartending...