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Good luck! I was also very sick as a teenager (13 doctors and 3.5 years to get diagnosed with a rare form of MD). I found it very difficult to relate to my peers and form friendships. I developed PTSD from medical trauma and still struggle with anxiety (I’m 23 now).

My questions are do you have a support system? How do you manage your anxiety? What do you want to be when you grow up?

Also just wanted to say it gets better. When I was diagnosed two months before I turned 16, I thought my life was over. Now I’m 23 and just graduated college last year with my degree in mathematics. I work in a Fortune 100 now and I know my health experiences gave me the perspective and work ethic to succeed. Wishing you the very best and if you want more advice, feel free to PM me! :)

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Thank you! I actually have my degree in applied mathematics, and I'm working in the information security field. I do Brazilian ju jitsu and just started incorporating running back into my regime.

I’m really glad! It makes all the difference.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Do you have career advice for me? I am a middle manager working in a Fortune 100 doing enterprise cloud security across legacy and 3rd party infrastructure. I am starting my Masters in CS for machine learning, but I’m super interested in doing a skills pivot to ethical hacking. What technical skills should I develop? What certifications would you recommend (aside from CEH, CISSP)? What’s a good beginning job for ethical hacking?

I am 23 if that helps, I did my Bachelors in Math and graduated college last year.