Due to a mix of laziness, depression, social anxiety and loneliness, I'm not doing too great in school. I really need to get it together, and I just don't know how to do it. I feel tapped out at the end of the day and I'm tired of it. I like art, but going to school for it just isn't very fulfilling. I'm thinking I just need to get through it and I'll be okay, but how do I develop the work ethic that my classmates have?
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posted by malapropist
on Mar 19, 2013 -
23 answers
Lots of life changes: graduated from college, different relationship, became a freelancer all in the last year. Feeling aimless, nostalgic, and in need of some perspective.
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posted by happyjuice
on Jan 9, 2013 -
10 answers
I get extremely depressed (sometimes to the point of suicidal ideation) on my month long winter break from college. Help me help myself prevent that from happening this year.
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posted by Hey Judas!
on Dec 25, 2012 -
18 answers
I'm 24 and very recently my first serious relationship (7 years) ended. Starting over with my life after my first traumatic upset and in need of some recommendations for... well, life (career, relationships, finances, the whole gamut). (please forgive the length)
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posted by znith
on Nov 23, 2012 -
11 answers
My life is spiraling out of control due to constant self-sabotage. How do I start battling this problem?
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posted by tammi209
on Nov 18, 2012 -
26 answers
Hi all. I've seen questions touching on similar points but none that really pinned down the more important particulars of my own situation, so here goes nothing.
I'm a twenty two year old student now in what will be my sixth year of undergrad. I got to this point because, after my first two years went rather swimmingly, I suddenly fell pray to a mystery syndrome, complete with crushing, unrelenting mental fogginess, high anxiety and severe depression. My life has become an obsession with trying to find a cure for whatever this is, (medication for depression, therapy, supplements, sleep studies, hypnosis, meditation, lifestyle changes, etc. Nothing has worked and so I won't bore you with the details here.
My problem is really my current standing in school. What was once a shining record with a 3.6 gpa and distinctions is now a narrative of consistent failure and I need to know where to go from here and most importantly, how to do damage control.
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posted by marsbar77
on Aug 10, 2012 -
36 answers
I'm trapped in an untennable situation and am unsure how to get out. After leaving school for medical/depression related issues, I've been forced to move back home with my family. I have a couple of options that look somewhat promising in terms of escaping, but I'm paralyzed and don't know which way to go. Help? Typical snowflake stuff within.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 13, 2012 -
7 answers
Why did my depression go away immediately after I finally started moving towards treating it? Why did it come back? Is this something that's normal when you're trying to treat depression?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 3, 2012 -
12 answers
I am at wits end with myself. How can I kick this procrastination habit once and for all (despite many failures)?
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2012 -
22 answers
I've been addicted to the Internet for a decade now and every aspect of my life has been affected. Help me rejoin society, get past this, learn time management skills, develop a work ethic, and piece my life back together.
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posted by anonymous
on May 13, 2012 -
18 answers
I have depression. I was just fired from my part-time job at my university for "inconsistent attendance" during shifts for the past two semesters. I realize that I can't get my job back, but how can I prevent this in the future?
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posted by anonymous
on May 11, 2012 -
24 answers
How do I 'get better' when I have conflicts with my own support system? My mom wants me to get better, but I'm easily irritated by her and now I'm moving to be close to her while seeking the help I need. TL;DR in the end because I just have a lot of issues :/
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 24, 2012 -
8 answers
How do I explain a university medical withdrawal to a prospective employer without damaging my chances of being hired?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 21, 2012 -
17 answers
Ok, so I've been having this problem lately (and I think it's related to my recent depression) where I meet new people and kind of expect that I'll never develop any friendship with them, but then it actually does happen, and I realize in horror that when they bring up previous conversations we've had, I act completely clueless because I didn't bother to remember it in the first place, and they say something like, "Remember we were talking about how my mom lives literally right next door to you?" (seriously, that happened today) and I remember suddenly, but clearly have already made it obvious that I didn't remember it in the first place... That's been happening a lot lately, and I want to know how to recall what I talked about with people more.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 1, 2011 -
8 answers
Please help me make a plan to deal with the aftermath of this episode of severe depression. For various reasons I would really prefer not to be enrolled in college
again next semester. It's long, I'm sorry, but I wrote this too quickly to pare things out.
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posted by bilabial
on Nov 30, 2011 -
12 answers
Need some life advice, I don't really know what I'm doing, I've failed so far miserably.
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posted by sawyerrrr
on Nov 1, 2011 -
39 answers
How can I restore my mental health/sanity after one stressful hell of a year? Additionally, any suggestions for starting to heal as a surviour of emotional abuse by a parent?
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posted by snowysoul
on May 9, 2011 -
16 answers
I feel depressed and completely unmotivated by school. I think its correlated with the fact I'm in a new relationship.
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2011 -
8 answers
I have bad anxiety and depression. I think I need to take time off from college. But what can I do with myself?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 9, 2011 -
8 answers
This weekend I spent time in the hospital for suicidal ideation, anxiety and depression. I wasn't able to make an appointment to see my regular doctor until Thursday. In the meantime I'm still on the (ineffective medication) as well as Ativan. This is not a medical question, rather I need some guidance on how to handle school.
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posted by lizjohn
on Oct 12, 2010 -
20 answers
I nearly failed out of college a few years ago. I took a break, came back and finished my degree in 2009, but now I am unemployable because my GPA is a mess. Should I redo undergrad?
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posted by Team of Scientists
on Aug 30, 2010 -
39 answers
I am a 21-year-old college student who is battling depression and social anxiety despite previous achievements.
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posted by nikayla_luv
on Aug 28, 2010 -
11 answers
I should probably talk to a therapist, but what can I do ON MY OWN regarding general distaste for my life complicated by apathetic depression? Wall of text inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 20, 2010 -
19 answers
This summer, I am making significant steps toward recovering from depression. How do I maintain these lifestyle changes once I return to college?
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posted by anonymous
on May 31, 2010 -
13 answers
I've had to miss two weeks of university lectures due to health reasons and now have a lot of catching up to do before my exams. How do I not go crazy?
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posted by teraspawn
on May 9, 2010 -
5 answers
I have ~$100K in student debt...from undergrad. A very long story with legal, emotional and financial questions after the jump.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 18, 2010 -
32 answers
How do I explain to my mom and my therapist that I feel like my depression has come back and that I'm wasting my time at college?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Nov 2, 2009 -
24 answers
My life as a word problem: what is the best, smartest way for someone to change career fields, or increase their range of career options, given limitations of knowledge, time, money and sanity?
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posted by missix
on Sep 9, 2009 -
12 answers
Depression in University/College: most of you seem to have been through it, do you have any tips?
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posted by teraspawn
on Aug 2, 2009 -
17 answers
Previously on AskMe: a whole bunch of questions about how to think more, better, etc. But what if I'm finding myself
not interested in deliberative thinking?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2009 -
9 answers
How do you get the education you should have gotten in high school and college?
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posted by Tuwa
on Nov 21, 2007 -
26 answers
After a long and difficult struggle and much agonizing, I have decided to leave my (small, elite, liberal arts, etc) school and take the rest of the year off, with the intention of returning next fall for a fresh start. What should I do in the interim to make sure I really succeed the second time around?
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posted by njb
on Dec 6, 2006 -
18 answers
