giving up

vent sorry. i can’t do this anymore :frown:

i’ve messed things up and to be honest, it’s not too late to fix things if i want but i really am so tired. i can only muster up enough energy every day to lay in bed or play games. i can’t do this. there’s so much pressure too. i can’t even be an average student. i have to be the best. i get it, my family aren’t the richest and we don’t have connections so i have to work super hard to earn everything but this sucks. so what if i just get Bs and do like bloody eng lit or drama. i’m so tired

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mesub

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by Anonymous

vent sorry. i can’t do this anymore :frown:

i’ve messed things up and to be honest, it’s not too late to fix things if i want but i really am so tired. i can only muster up enough energy every day to lay in bed or play games. i can’t do this. there’s so much pressure too. i can’t even be an average student. i have to be the best. i get it, my family aren’t the richest and we don’t have connections so i have to work super hard to earn everything but this sucks. so what if i just get Bs and do like bloody eng lit or drama. i’m so tired

Really sorry to hear this :frown:

It's never too late to change things. I appreciate you probably don't want advice at the moment, so I'll only suggest taking small, manageable steps.

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Anonymous #1

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Original post

by mesub

Really sorry to hear this :frown:

It's never too late to change things. I appreciate you probably don't want advice at the moment, so I'll only suggest taking small, manageable steps.

thanks for even taking the time to reply :smile:

i don’t mind advice at all…i realise by mentioning that this was a vent, it sounded like i don’t want advice but tbh i would appreciate any

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Analyst89

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by Anonymous

vent sorry. i can’t do this anymore :frown:

i’ve messed things up and to be honest, it’s not too late to fix things if i want but i really am so tired. i can only muster up enough energy every day to lay in bed or play games. i can’t do this. there’s so much pressure too. i can’t even be an average student. i have to be the best. i get it, my family aren’t the richest and we don’t have connections so i have to work super hard to earn everything but this sucks. so what if i just get Bs and do like bloody eng lit or drama. i’m so tired

It is never too late, even as you get older, there are many possibilities, options.

Do not be too hard on yourself.

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Anonymous #2

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by Anonymous

vent sorry. i can’t do this anymore :frown:

i’ve messed things up and to be honest, it’s not too late to fix things if i want but i really am so tired. i can only muster up enough energy every day to lay in bed or play games. i can’t do this. there’s so much pressure too. i can’t even be an average student. i have to be the best. i get it, my family aren’t the richest and we don’t have connections so i have to work super hard to earn everything but this sucks. so what if i just get Bs and do like bloody eng lit or drama. i’m so tired

Assuming you are either Y12 or Y13? Sounds like the pressure is outweighing any enjoyment or curiosity you may have had in your studies in the past (or perhaps you haven't found that yet?) You are right to pause, you sound burned out, your mind is telling you to stop and think so you are doing the right thing by having a 'vent'

Forget subjects for a minute. What do you really want to learn more about? what interests you most? If you had a library of documentaries in front of you what kind of things would you choose to watch?

Do any of these things fit with your current studies? If so can you spend a bit of time exploring the bits you really find interesting - forget curriculums - watch films, TV utube, books...whatever is easiest it may just give you enough motivation to get through your current path. Or, if the things you are most curious about seem quite different then think laterally, can you use any of your current studies to jump across to something that's on your like list in the next year or so...can you use what you are doing as a stepping stone to something better? If not and you genuinely are studying things that leave you cold and will not help you on to something else then what can you do to move across to a path that will take you somewhere more interesting?

Take your time, have a think and maybe find someone who you can confide in and talk it through with.
I wish you well - Good luck!

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