My childhood was pretty traumatic, but I'm sure many people have it worse. I think a lot of my childhood is what pushed me to an INTJ personality.

Parents were immigrants from Korea, we owned a liquor store in America living in a small apartment. Dad passed from a stroke when I was 6 which was the beginning of a fucked up life. Older brother ended up being a troublemaker and getting into various drugs at a young age. Mom was a hardcore alcoholic getting drunk every night (although it took me a long time to realize). I would witness a lot of fights between her and my brother.

I hated seeing my mom work every day, and I worked hard in school to try to get a job in the future. I stayed away from trouble. A lot of my memories with my dad was playing video games with him on the SNES, and him buying me a PS1. I used video games and forums as an escape from reality, which heavily influenced my decision to pursue Computer Science.

In the middle of college, my brother discovered I was bisexual and had a boyfriend, and ratted me out the day he found out. Mom flipped her shit and basically disowned me while drunk as hell, which was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I believe I was clinically depressed for a long time afterwards. It was hard to do well in college, since the main driving factor was supporting my family who didn't accept me for who I am. Ended up graduating with a bad GPA.

I graduated last year with a degree in CS and I'm currently interviewing to move out and make money. Mom quit drinking recently and told me she's okay with who I am. Brother is still soul searching for what he wants to do with his life and has become completely sober months after I decided to become sober from weed.

I've been through a lot, not as much as some people, but I feel like I have faced a lot more challenges than a lot of people my age (24). Now that the worst of it is pretty much over, I feel confident in tackling pretty much any obstacle now.