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SourLemons

643d

i'm afraid. i don't handle failures very well. i am getting better at being kinder to myself, but i can't shake off my anxiety this time. basically, so much of my future is at jeopardy because of my mental health crippling me. the past few years i've been working really hard to get a volatile uni degree (in a tough field i struggle with) and pursue a secure job right out of graduation. but, my depression has gotten so bad that my grades have dropped significantly (like a 3.8 gpa to less than a 2.0). thanks to this, my uni education and career path are really shaky. i'm having to apply for so many things and fill out so much paperwork—which i'm not sure will even be approved—just to get a chance to still pursue the same path i've been on for three years. i just feel like these institutions put struggling people under more stress simply by nature of them suffering mental illnesses. it's not doing good for my anxiety. it would mean so much money that my parents put into me had gone to waste. it would mean i no longer get to spend much time with my closest friends because they all are on this same path as me. it would mean having to face my parents and confessing how i've been doing, which terrifies me for a number of reasons. i can't sleep or focus in class nowadays because of all the anxiety. i get cold sweats, wake up from nightmares, can't eat (or forget to), and get anxiety attacks. i'm too stressed. it's gnawing at me from inside out. i don't know where to go from here.

    • JoshuaR

      643d

      Ik your feeling, however I am unsure of what amount. I struggled a lot and still do struggle with simple matters. It wasn't my fault, but view it this way: scientists love failures because it gives them the chance to expand improve not only their projects, but themselves. They acknowledge the issue, and finds ways to solve it. Just like you are! You got this, keep moving to better yourself.

    • Bmusicchick210

      643d

      I'm sorry. I understand this feeling. Does your school offer any mental health assistance ir anything?

      • SourLemons

        643d

        @Bmusicchick210 they do, and i actually recently chose to face my aversion to therapy and started regularly seeing a therapist through my school. it's been neither good nor bad, but i'm hoping it can help at some point down the line.

        • Bmusicchick210

          643d

          @SourLemons that's good! I honestly feel like I need to start going to therapy again. I'm kind of traumatized from my last therapist that I had back in high school (over 10 years ago...gosh that makes me feel old lol) who kept pushing me to admit that I'm the cause of my anxiety and depression and that I'm convincing myself that I have it. He was basically trying to get me to believe that I'm making it all up. Don't ever think that. I hope the therapy helps though! ❤️

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