For background, I am an undergraduate student and in my first year I did pretty good compared to how I did in high school. I think it was my second year in my second semester that I failed all of my classes. I was not expecting that outcome, but I was dealing with a celiac disease diagnosis, and recently put on medication for my anxiety. prior to that I was put on Strattera for ADHD and also Adderall for ADHD to which I quit both cold turkey and I did not know I was not supposed to do that. I had a very long year this fall semester for my third year. I did fail one class but overall I did OK after coming back from so much going on, but now I may fail the rest of my classes except for English in my spring semester.
For a while, I did not realize that my second year in my second semester that was a lot going on .until I spoke to a success coach and explained everything that happened that led me to fail the whole semester. then that success coach told me that I had so much going on that It is interesting. No one told me to slow down. as I was in 19 credit hours and no one stopped to ask was I able to do it along with everything else I was dealing with.
I am at the point where I feel like it would be better if I just took a break or not come back at all as I’m wasting someone else’s money continuing to try. It feels as though school is not for me despite the happiness I feel being here earning an education. As this semester, I have tried my hardest to stay afloat of my classes and you felt right before this week. I was doing OK until they started putting test grades in and it completely went downhill and I’ve just been trying to stay afloat since. as that year that I took 19 credit hours I had all A’s until I had a massive panic attack that sent me to the hospital, which led me to be put on medication. From there my grade’s
dropped.
I think my main question is do I continue or do I drop out of school and not come back as I really don’t want to leave and I know that I will have consequences when I do leave. I think I don’t acknowledge how much stress I am under, and I think that sends me further down into a spiral once I realize it. So, is it smart to continue or not?
Sorry for the grammar mistakes and any other mistakes as I used speech to text.