@now3810 , having read through your tale, I need a few more bits of info before I can say anything-->
1. You entered the country on F-1 in 2016 -- did you have any other stays in this country during the previous years?
2. Which country are you from? Do your parents pay for your school and stay here in the USA or do you a scholarship from your country? A scholarship from your school?
3. Have you back to your country other than short vacation or similar absences
4. Is your original visa still valid ?
5. Are you now married and if so to an American citizen/Resident or a Non-Resident Alien ( and if so from which country & what visa ).
Prima facie, it seems to me that you have filed in error all the years and not filing 8843 need to be corrected ( you did file the USCIS forms each year though, right ? )
I await your answers
