I’ll delete this if it’s not allowed but after going through some posts it seems as if I can maybe find what I’m looking for here. Long story tried to make short while starting at the beginning - When I was in middle school a lot of the school threats and what not started happening a lot more frequently,  I forced my mom to pull me out of in person school and put me in an online only school because I would have breakdowns and anxiety attacks everyday due to what was happening. It started off pretty well but some things happened and I fell into a depressive state quite quickly, stopped doing my school, and honestly just let myself rot away in my room for the 3 out of the 5 years it’s been. I told myself I wouldn’t make it past 18 and that doing those things didn’t matter anymore since I didn’t plan on being here. Fast forward to now I’ve realized that I want a future of some sort and im left picking up the pieces that past me tore apart, and one of the main things I think I tear myself apart and am angry about is what I’ve done to my academic career, I’m suppose to be graduating next year but I have not finished 8th grade. My parents have no clue about what was happening or that I’m so far behind, and telling them would honestly get me kicked out which I don’t want to do so I can’t really get support or advice on what to do from them. Again, please let me know if I need to delete this and it’s not allowed. I guess my question is kind of if anybody else has done this and what did they did to fix it. I’m thinking I can get my GED but I’m not sure what level of education you need to have prior to going to those classes. I definitely want to help myself but I don’t know where to start and it’s making my brain go haywire. I don’t want pity or anything but general advice on where to start. I would go into more detail but I don’t want to make this a longer post than it already is but if I need to I will. thanks in advance, genuinely just want to know what to do.