I failed to get my degree 28 years ago and I feel like I'm a worthless P.O.S. as a result

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I did engineering. I failed. Ever since then I’ve felt worthless and always feel like I’m trying to make up for it in some way.

The feeling never seems to go away.

I even had a dream recently about a classmate who is really sucessful now and that dream screwed me up completely.

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Same here. It took me 6 years though to get over it. I feel for you.

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Hope effective medicine will come oneday and u can pass ur engineering degree once again…!!!

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I failed my bachelors degree for consecutive 8 times…!! Now i give up… holy ■■■■…

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Never too late to start again. Have you checked out open university courses if you want to rectify the situation without going to university itself?

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You sure have tried @far_cry0

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Thanks. Ive thought about it. But that cognitive ship sailed many years ago.

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Yes if they give a second chance I will attempt…!!!

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I don’t know if you can do long distance, Is something that I personally will probably try
Then again, I don’t want to be a downer but what’s the point of getting a degree if you can work after

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There’s more than one ship! (Says the former chef, I.T. expert, and truck driver who now works in insurance.)

:blush:

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At least you went to uni. That’s a step better than me. I went into hospital the term I was due to take the exams that show whether you can get into one or not. I would probably have failed any way due to my learning difficulties. You may not have a degree but plenty of people without degrees are intelligent like you are.

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Hey I know loads of folk who got degrees that are worthless P.O.S.

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Some people have got a phd in shitology.

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V true @firemonkey

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@everhopeful You bring a lot of good stuff to the forum.

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Thanks firemonkey.

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Your value as a human has nothing to do with how much money you make or whether or not you have a degree. It has everything to do with the fact that you are a human being. You don’t need to make up for being dealt a bad hand. We shoul always try to do our personal bests, but that looks different for everyone and that’s okay.

I struggle with this a lot, too. Lots of Mr. Star’s coworkers are married to lawyers and doctors. When they talk about their jobs and the freedom hey have with their money, I feel like a loser spouse who is draining all his money. But comparing myself to them is useless, because human beings aren’t commodities. Some people are not more valuable than others.

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I could have written all of this myself. I would have added, though, that I failed so spectacularly that I felt that I didn’t deserve to try again, that I had had my chance and blew it and so deserved the life I was living.

I would really like to talk to you about some of this, but don’t want to bug you if you’re not interested. It just seems like there are a few parallels between our situations.

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Thanks for the offer but I’m just feeling a bit tired right now. Today ain’t a good day lol. :cloud_with_lightning:

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I’m in the same boat as you @everhopeful.
I attended two different Universities but didn’t graduate.
I wasn’t well back then so I don’t blame myself.

You are more than a College degree.

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