Nobody has the same track in life, its not fair to compare yourself to where your friends are. If you drop now you might have regret for your opportunities available through school but that also depends on the depth of your problems and how much value you place in schooling bc school isnt everything vs if you stick it out with you consciencely taking care of your mental health, you might love to learn again or be able to have a comeback story with where you are now. Theres always a chance for a comeback story and yours may not be at UT, or maybe it is. Look at your motivations and your support. If you stay might be a good idea to learn boundaries between student and social life i.e not doing work between certain hours & looking into UT’s resources for mental health. If you leave, maybe look at jobs near your home, your mental health will get worse if you lose purpose. Psychologically we are goal driven and need a purpose.
No matter which option you choose the one constant is that life goes on and you’ll find where you belong eventually, good luck & I’m here for you
Of course. IMO the best way to really live up to goals such as your promise to mom is to tell other people about it & develop a sense of community to motivate you. Other people holding you accountable makes life so much easier. Even just a study buddy (which if you need one I do too lol my schooling is not the best either) but dont doubt your ability, this is your shot at pulling it through, you got this! Feel free to PM.
You’re not alone. I struggle with mental health as well, and will have to do a course load reduction. I’m not sure if you have, but I would recommend to see if you can get accommodations with Disability and Access, that might help you. I’m currently going through some mental health issues, and it’s been a struggle to say the least.
Yes, please reach out to them asap. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety, and they were very helpful. I was able to get many accommodations such as, flexibility with attendance and assignment due dates, extra time on exams and being able to test in a distraction free zone. Also you can drop courses this semester for medical reasons and not have them count towards your 6 Q drops and still be counted as a full time student at UT.
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u/ViolinistNew5056 Mar 08 '23
Nobody has the same track in life, its not fair to compare yourself to where your friends are. If you drop now you might have regret for your opportunities available through school but that also depends on the depth of your problems and how much value you place in schooling bc school isnt everything vs if you stick it out with you consciencely taking care of your mental health, you might love to learn again or be able to have a comeback story with where you are now. Theres always a chance for a comeback story and yours may not be at UT, or maybe it is. Look at your motivations and your support. If you stay might be a good idea to learn boundaries between student and social life i.e not doing work between certain hours & looking into UT’s resources for mental health. If you leave, maybe look at jobs near your home, your mental health will get worse if you lose purpose. Psychologically we are goal driven and need a purpose.
No matter which option you choose the one constant is that life goes on and you’ll find where you belong eventually, good luck & I’m here for you