Life isn't a race, you're on your own journey. FAANG job isn't end-all (speaking as someone who's worked 2-3 of those). If you can pay your bills and keep you

Life isn't a race, you're on your own journey. FAANG job isn't end-all (speaking as someone who's worked 2-3 of those). If you can pay your bills and keep your mental health from being completely ruined, that's a solid win. Crypto/NFT/etc kids aren't the epitome of intelligence. Some get lucky gambling, most don't. And scamming others isn't anything to be proud of or want. ChatGPT won't put you out of work. It's great for experimenting. But specifying precisely what you want to get out of it is equivalent to coding, and programming languages are made precisely to make that job as simple as it gets. The fact that it isn't simple at all means that there's going to be work for you going forward. The world is constantly crashing on us, and with War World III already going on (Ukraine and Gaza is just the start), things are only going to get wilder. So, to answer your question: investment in therapy will pay off 10x. Focus on preserving yourself through it all.