aspies and uni

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Does anyone else find uni to be quite stressful? I understand this is a broad question but...
No from a study point of view but from other aspects? for example:

That gap that i usually feel between where im at where others are at is stronger at uni, I am completely lost at where to even start communicating with other students here!
Its almost like im speaking a different laguage. I dont talk to anybody here, and after a while it does bring on glimpses of an adult meltdown. While i dealt with my lab partners when things changed one week the my reaction earned my a fail for that practical

Marks are another point i find im preoccupied with, i find myself to be quite the perfectionist and lower marks while still a good pass are not really acceptable to me, another point i find that broadens the gap

Any input would be appreciated

I find uni stressful too, so much that I have dropped to part-time. I am in my 4th year and still haven't really made friends although I do talk to some people. But it can feel very isolating, like being alone in a crowd.

I did have one huge meltdown in my first year when I couldn't get into the library due to too many people outside it! I had to go and see counselling because of it. Also had a panic attack in a lecture theatre and had to leave.

I also get preoccupied with marks, I don't necessarily get good ones but I get very disappointed when I don't get as good as what as what I expected. It brings my whole week down, heh.

I am just thankful that this is my last year (hopefully).

What are you studying, btw?

I completed my nursing, then got accepted into a pharmacology research project, but i switched to medical science. So at the moment im studying first year medical science

I go the whole day without talking to another student when im at uni, although i do have flowing conversations with the tutors as they are quite happy to talk about my interests eg: biology/chemistry as they happen to be what the classes are about
I do feel like im walking around in a glass box alot of the time

In september im supposed to go to the australia national university to lok at their medical school, however this will entail sharing a room for 3 nights, which just about terrifies me