Depressed, thinking about quitting uni.

I'm not sure where to put this kind of thing, but here goes

I am currently in my second year of university, but have failed to hand in any work so far and gone to very few lectures. I don't know how it happened, but i just haven't felt the urge to do any work at all this year. Its made me extremely depressed. And i really don't know what i should i do. I am thinking about quitting university altogether, but that makes me think doing the 1st year was a total waste of time. But now i am so far behind on all my work it would take a miracle to catch to up. Then theres my parents, who helped me out loads financially, i really don't want them to think all that money was wasted.

I'd really appreciate any advice anyone can offer.

Thanks

Reply 1

Nix!

11

Speak to your uni.

You probably just need to find something that will motivate you.

Reply 2

Jonatan

13

BrassCarp

I'm not sure where to put this kind of thing, but here goes

I am currently in my second year of university, but have failed to hand in any work so far and gone to very few lectures. I don't know how it happened, but i just haven't felt the urge to do any work at all this year. Its made me extremely depressed. And i really don't know what i should i do. I am thinking about quitting university altogether, but that makes me think doing the 1st year was a total waste of time. But now i am so far behind on all my work it would take a miracle to catch to up. Then theres my parents, who helped me out loads financially, i really don't want them to think all that money was wasted.

I'd really appreciate any advice anyone can offer.

Thanks

Some universities let you take a year out when this happens ( tho you have to pay the tuition fees still ). A friend of mind did this because he got really depressed during his second year. You might want to consider that. As for wether you should drop out or not, if you think you can complete it, even with a poor grade, I think you should. I will most likely not get more than a third or maybe a 2:2 if I'm lucky, but I have no thoughts about dropping out. I dunno, I would rather fail the exams and know that I tried than drop out knowing I might have been able to make it. Also, when it comes to work, try not to think of it as one huge workload that you have to manage at once. Deal with it one bit at a time, little by little. Its like doing the dishes that has pile dup for 2 weeks when noone could be arsed doing them. If you stand there looking at them you will just get depressed, but if you just starting doing them one at a time you will eventually get through the lump of it even if it will take a while.

Best of luck.

Reply 3

darkos87

1

sorry but what course are you doing?

Reply 4

BrassCarp

OP

I am studying philosophy.

Thanks for the advice guys, i am trying to arranging meetings with my lecurers so i can talk about getting back my work ethic and catching up.

Reply 5

upagumtree

12

A year out sounds good but don't quit uni altogethe as it might make you feel worse. Sometimes having something to do and something to work at can help in making you feel like you have a purpose. You might regret it later and feel worse.

Reply 6

OC_girl

Try to imagine where you'd like to be in 5 years time. If you can see things further in the future it may motivate you to make the necessary steps now to achieve what you want.

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