My mental health is fucking deteriorating and I need some advice.

What makes you feel like you're be homeless and economically impoverished at 20? If you're 16 years old, I can say with a great confidence that if you make the right decisions, you won't have to worry about becoming homeless. Do you have healthy hobbies and habits? Read the news, read books, do math, exercise, and seek employment. These things will help develop your character and person sufficiently to attract the right people, with who you can network and share a decent life. As someone who has dealt extensively with mental health problems (I'm 27 years old and have suffered pretty extensively since I was 14), I can tell you that help is out there. But regardless of the ease with which you can find the challenges of life through help (and it's there if you seek it out), you have to nevertheless do the work to succeed. You can do it. If you aren't active physically, start with a walk. Also, remember to eat properly. How's your sleep? All these things combine to help you in your mental and physical health. Focus on your studies and become the best version of yourself possible. Meet other people who value hard work and study and you'll be fine (NOTE: not everyone you'll meet who is academically oriented will click with you. It might take some time and work [and rejection], but you'll find people if you keep looking).

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