I dropped out of university at the suggestion of my psychiatrist and therapist. But I’m feeling really worthless now.
I know it was the right thing to do - the stress was making me borderline psychotic and I got suicidal at one point, but I can’t help but to feel bad. Normal people handle university fine, but I had to drop out.
False, “normal” people do not handle college fine. College is an incredibly taxing and stressful experience unless you are a super easy major or don’t care about academics. If college is a big challenge for a person who does not struggle with mental illness, it’s very understandable that someone who already has that added level of complexity would need to take a break.
You can always come back later when you’re stable. And even if you don’t there are so many other things to do in life.
about 3 years ago, I dropped out of uni too. I felt that my paranoid schizophrenia made it hard to communicate and that I wasn’t going to get far in college without having decent skills in communication. when I dropped out, my mom got mad and I had to move out. every time I visit my aunt, my aunt reprimands me for dropping out.
but I know I tried my best; and that my best just wasn’t good enough at the time. The few years in college taught me a lot, including my potential in self-education. It also help me discover my social communication limits and mental disability.
college is an expensive investment, it’s not freely given like high school; least I probably would’ve not left. money makes everything more stressful.