A levels are making me depressed

Maybe change the subject or do BTEC’s instead. I also hated my A Levels just like most others so I feel the pain 😂

The fact that I am not getting it is making me feel down, and sometimes the pressure from the teacher can have an impact too.

One person said to me “what makes you think you can do an access course if you can’t even do sociology? What are you going to do if you don’t do sociology?”

What they are implying is, A level sociology is one of the easiest A levels there is, even though some might find it harder than others. I am good with other subjects, it’s just that one that I have an issue with. Are they right though? Is A level sociology the easiest it’s going to get? It’s not knowing the stuff that’s a problem it’s writing and picking out notes from textbooks.

The fact that I am not getting it is making me feel down, and sometimes the pressure from the teacher can have an impact too.

One person said to me “what makes you think you can do an access course if you can’t even do sociology? What are you going to do if you don’t do sociology?”

What they are implying is, A level sociology is one of the easiest A levels there is, even though some might find it harder than others. I am good with other subjects, it’s just that one that I have an issue with. Are they right though? Is A level sociology the easiest it’s going to get? It’s not knowing the stuff that’s a problem it’s writing and picking out notes from textbooks.

Don't let one person make you feel bad about yourself. Everyone has a weak subject and it sounds like your teacher is making it even more stressful.

He knows I can do it but I don’t feel like I can. I was once able, and now I am not, I guess that’s why I feel down and it’s stressful. What do you recommend that I do?

What they are implying is, A level sociology is one of the easiest A levels there is, even though some might find it harder than others. I am good with other subjects, it’s just that one that I have an issue with. Are they right though? Is A level sociology the easiest it’s going to get? It’s not knowing the stuff that’s a problem it’s writing and picking out notes from textbooks.

I honestly just think that the pressure of A-levels just crushes a lot of people I’m in my final year and I cried myself into panic attacks throughout the middle and end of my first year and still do occasionally now due to the pressure put on me by myself I think u have got to push through it. Unless u genuinely dislike the subject or the pressure could cause u physical harm as well as mental instability.

Eventually I think the depression might cause physical harm and mental instability yes. This happened to my friend in sociology from February onwards and she panicked so much that she started her period and was crying to her tutor because she thought illness was going to cause her to fail everything. It was very late in the year and it was too late for her to drop sociology so she kept panicking even after her exams. She couldn’t stop worrying about the fact her sixth form may kick her out. She didn’t get kicked out but left due to illness and excessive anxiety.

I thought i was the only one who cried over something as small as that and had panic attacks and cried like that. I did get upset more than once already and I felt guilty afterwards. “Teachers/tutors aren’t there to hold your hand” that’s what someone told me and I felt worse about crying.