
Fireflies201
Well-known member
Hello,
I’m about to finish a fall term/semester in uni and I’ve been feeling extremely depressed lately. I get anxious about assignments and about not finishing them in time. I feel like I’m gonna fail and I’ve lost all self-confidence in my abilities. I’m by no means a straight A student, but I used to believe that I could at least achieve a B. But right now, I just don’t know what to do. I’m feeling so overwhelmed and defeated that I want to quit everything and even drop out. I’m so scared to tell my parents because they’re not the type to be accepting/understanding of mental health. When I try to bring it up, they aren’t understanding that being a student can be stressful. They ask, “Why are you stressed? You shouldn’t be stressed. There’s nothing to stress about. It’s all in your head.” And I don’t feel like they understand and I feel like a failure and disappointment to them. I’ve only ever been praised when I’m doing well so I don’t think they’ll react well if I fail. Please help because I don’t know what to do.
Thanks for reading.
I’m about to finish a fall term/semester in uni and I’ve been feeling extremely depressed lately. I get anxious about assignments and about not finishing them in time. I feel like I’m gonna fail and I’ve lost all self-confidence in my abilities. I’m by no means a straight A student, but I used to believe that I could at least achieve a B. But right now, I just don’t know what to do. I’m feeling so overwhelmed and defeated that I want to quit everything and even drop out. I’m so scared to tell my parents because they’re not the type to be accepting/understanding of mental health. When I try to bring it up, they aren’t understanding that being a student can be stressful. They ask, “Why are you stressed? You shouldn’t be stressed. There’s nothing to stress about. It’s all in your head.” And I don’t feel like they understand and I feel like a failure and disappointment to them. I’ve only ever been praised when I’m doing well so I don’t think they’ll react well if I fail. Please help because I don’t know what to do.
Thanks for reading.