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14-09-2017 11:42 PM
14-09-2017 11:42 PM
hows everyone doing ?
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15-09-2017 12:00 AM
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I can relate to that, @Sammy16. I’m really struggling with uni myself. I’m getting good grades, but I’m putting myself through hell to get them, and I wonder if it’s worth it. I’m thinking about deferring next semester, even though I’ll only have two subjects left to finish my degree (which has been an ongoing process since 2003). But one of the main reasons I’m at uni is because it stops me from isolating at home. It also gives me a sense of purpose and helps with my sense of self.
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15-09-2017 12:13 AM
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15-09-2017 12:20 AM
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15-09-2017 12:27 AM - edited 15-09-2017 12:29 AM
15-09-2017 12:27 AM - edited 15-09-2017 12:29 AM
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I’m doing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Creative and Professional Writing (though the major has changed over the years). I’m 38. I’m not well enough to work. I’ve been unwell my whole life, but it’s gotten progressively worse over the years. In the past I’ve managed to ‘put on the mask’ and hold down full-time or part-time work (mostly in admin too), but after six months I end up in hospital. Right now I know I couldn’t manage working at all. I think part of the reason I can cope (sometimes) with study is because I know that if I crash and burn, it only affects me. If I’m working and suddenly I can’t work, then it affects other people. There’s that added pressure of having responsibilities. Because I can’t let myself let other people down, I push myself too far.
What are you studying, @Sammy16?
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15-09-2017 12:38 AM
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15-09-2017 12:47 AM
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15-09-2017 12:54 AM
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I’m glad your teacher was kind, @Sammy16.
I am so grateful for my Disability Advisor at uni. I would never have survived at uni for the past few years without her. Just this week she helped me organise an alternate task to the final exam in one of my subjects. There’s no way I could manage an exam with my anxiety/panic as bad as it currently is. Most of my teachers have been fairly understanding, too.
I hope you can find a course or work that you are passionate about. I've done or started a few courses and realised later that I could never do that sort of work. The same with jobs ... started but then realised they weren't right for me. It's hard.
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15-09-2017 12:58 AM
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Words / writing / books are so great, @BambiFawn. My major up until just recently was English Literature.
Getting lost in a thesaurus sounds like something I would do.
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15-09-2017 01:02 AM
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