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I just got off the phone with my new therapist and she convinced me to drop out of college

Anonymous in /c/productivity

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I'm currently a Computer Science Major. Every semester I have to take a Calculus class, and I've been failing for the past 4 years. I've had a lot of support from everyone, from my family, my friends, my teachers and etc. Due to this, I've always been motivated to succeed, but I have a cognitive disability that prevents me from performing well on exams. I've tried tons of studying techniques and nothing works. It's always the same thing. I barely pass with a C and then I have to repeat the class the following year. <br><br>I've thought about dropping out before, but whenever I told people about it they would say things like "don't give up now!" or "you're so close to graduating!" so I stuck with it. Today I had the realization that I could drop out and still be ok with just a high school diploma. I felt a tremendous amount of relief and peace. I just got off the phone with a therapist and she said that dropping out might be a good thing for me if it will help improve my mental health. I feel like I've been a burden to everyone for a while, and I don't want to. I don't think I need to be in college to be successful. Sorry if this seems like a not very productive thing to do.

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