There’s someone else like me? I feel like a loser, people don’t respect me in the streets, anyone who knows me don’t respect me. I did what I could but it wasn’t enough
I didn’t have a normal family and it’s extremely hard for me to do things with all those side effects of meds making me feel tired. It’s hard…
Education doesn’t make who you are. It is very hard with many of us to accept where we are.
I don’t think it makes you any less important.
Maybe some time down the road you can complete your school online or in an adult class at s local college.
Even if you don’t you still deserve respect and support.
Dont feel ashamed! I only got ill after school, but i have two very bright uncles who didnt finish highschool. One because of MI and the other because of trouble in the family/bullying/shyness. One of them did evening school when he recovered a bit. The other is content and grateful with his current life, even if he didnt finish school and it doesnt fit societies standards. My ex also didnt finish highschool because he was depressed and a bit rebellious. When he recovered he went into ICT and set up his own company.
It is no shame! You did your best, but with all that extra trouble it is hard to study. You might have a chance to do evening school later. And even without, your worth isnt any less and you can still have a good life.
Im nearly 22, same deal but i dropped out in grade 6 because of a ■■■■■■ up parent. That ■■■■ is not even legal. Not saying this next bit to stuff strut, but i spent my time as a teen obsessing with computers. By 19 i got a new job as a network tech with two years of basic IT behind me.
My point is that education is good and all, but it doesnt do much for you besides get you access to better jobs.
Pro tip, dont tell people you dropped out. People dont use there brain to analyze people based on what they say or do. They just hear “drop out loser” and thats what they think no matter how dumb or smart you come across.
School is overrated.
Sir Richard Branson dropped out of high school at age 15. He is now a multi-billionaire.
I never finished the UK equivalent of high school. I went into psych hospital in the first week of what would have been my A level taking term. I never did take those A levels.
I’m kinda in the same boat & I know how bad it can feel.
I’m trying to finish it right now, but the pressure is immense & it’s taking a serious toll on my mind.
But not impossible.
He could buy every high school in England and give himself 2000 diplomas. And still have enough money to buy everybody beer at every graduation party.
I dropped out of the 9th grade because I was pregnant. Once I had my baby, I started hearing voices. I never went back to high school, but I did get my GED as soon as I turned 17. Then I went on to get a Master’s degree with some credits towards my doctorate. My point is, there is no reason to give up. You might just surprise yourself if you work towards a goal of finishing.
Why not try to get your GED?
I dropped out my junior year and was expelled my senior year.
I still have nightmares that I’m back in high school because I didn’t finish.
You don’t have anything to worry about
Why not try for your GED? After you get stable on meds first? Could that be an option? I almost didn’t finish HS either…
I have a GED-equivalent called HiSet. I’ve attended a few community college classes. I am worried about how I will ever get a degree.
i stopped going to high school sophomore year at 15 when my psychosis started, did nothing for a couple years than at 17 put alot of effort into online courses and ended up finishing a few months sooner than i would have if i stayed in school, only thing is it didnt really do anything for me, i have my diploma but no job not enrolled in college or even have any idea what i want to do, u can always get a GED or take online courses, regular high school is turning to ■■■■ anyways
I technically have a high school diploma, but everyplace I’ve run it past won’t accept it as legitimate, except for community college. So that’s where I ended up. Im 2 classes from an associates degree. But now my brain is so ■■■■■■■
I’ll worry about higher education when they cure SZA.
■■■■ school I left college. No regrets
@Alan96, I think your issue has less to do with finishing high school and more with
And what I’m sensing is that you feel that you’re not enough because you didn’t finish high school.
A sheet of paper (or lack thereof) is not something to base your self-worth or self-respect on. It’s literally a sheet of paper. Paper can catch fire. A degree is nice on a resume but only in the eyes of the receiver of said resume. People who genuinely care about you won’t care if you have 10 or 0 such sheets of paper. People who only care about your degree are people who want to use you for what you know or what you can do, that’s all.
Here’s a thought experiment: What would you do differently if you respect yourself? Write it down or record it somehow (like on a phone) and keep it handy. Review it often daily. Start doing what you wrote down, or working toward it. It could be something as big as getting a GED or small as brushing your teeth twice a day. It doesn’t matter. It’s not graded. It’s your list. The funny thing is, after you start respecting yourself more, people will naturally begin to respect you more. It’s not an overnight process. It will take some time. But ultimately, if you want to feel like you’re enough and that you are respectable, you will have to do something to feel differently. It’s hard, but not impossible.
How long ago was that? And does that mean you’ve spent most of your life as a schizophrenic?
I was first diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1975. Schizoaffective mixed type or bipolar(less often) followed c 1983-1988. Switched to personality disorder in 2005 . Diagnostic roundabout swung back to schizophrenia most likely(+ASD) in October 2018.