"Why are you boycotting my classes" "Im doing

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lecturer just asked me the above question to which I responded "Im just trying to get all my coursework done". This is true but its not the whole truth. im currently on meds which give me a load of energy and motivation from about 9 to 4 in the afternoon but thereafter im mentally and ph¥sically pooped out. Thid means that i have a small window to get my coursework done. My attendance has always been poor and theres always some reason but its always been about the physical and mental exhaustion and when I do recover from this my routine consists of NOT going to lectures.

To be frank I wanted to drop out long ago but theres nothing for me "out there" Ive tried Mcdonalds and im currently doing care agency work. in both spheres the comon thread is that im incredibly accident prone and make awful mistakes. Im forced to go to uni and i just want to sort my head out.

At the moment im just about able to get my courseowkr done and even that is not going well at all. im just about managing to meet my deadlines. If I spend an hour and a half in a lecture thats 1hr 30mins i have to shave off my coursework time. I know however that i could benefit form the instruction and direction... I just dont know quite how to find balance.

This doesnt seem like a valid reason but its THE reason. Ive been an opiate addict for my entire uni career and the maintenance either drains me of al motivation and energy leaving me a hollowed out husk or the short acting grey market opiates i use are somewhat like ritalin in that they provide me with a short sharp jolt to the prefrontal cortex which dimminishes rapidly.

Its a horrible situation and one i dont know how to remedy. Working during the evening is virtually impossible as I feel like death incarnate so I have a short window.

Sorry to hear you're having difficulties. I've been having similar problems with college.

This might not be any use, but have you thought about elaborating on what you said to your lecturer, so that they understand better?

If you don't attend lectures, you may well find that you fail the year. Usually, you are required to attend a certain proportion of lectures, unless you have a valid reason, which you explain and have agreed. For example, I was able to miss a high number of lectures because they coincided with my having to take my son for hospital appointments.

If you want to stay at uni, or salvage something from your time there, then you should address this issue. As the lecturer raised it with you, then you'd be best to arrange a meeting with him or her to discuss it properly. Universities prefer to offer assistance to students, but you have to let them know you're struggling.

Some classes have an attendance policy, and some don't.

If you talk with this lecturer, maybe you can tell him, I'm taking medication which gives me a relatively narrow window of concentration from 9 to about 4. And you do not need to give him more personal information than this. Even if he shares the name of a medication he is taking in an attempt to make a connection (unlikely), you might say, I appreciate you sharing this, I wish you well, but I'd rather not share what medicine I'm taking. Actually, I'm been sorry I've talked with certain professors, and recommend that you generally keep it short and sweet.

And actually, it sounds like your self study approach is what I understand used to be common in the UK. And also your approach sounds like what a lot of American medical students use during their first two years who do take it seriously and who do study diligently on their own, just they seldom go to class.

I might understand the desire to get my head sorted. One summer during high school I made a conscious decision to try and figure out religion. And it generally worked out pretty well and was a large part of me coming down from fundamentalist religion. Other times have not worked as well, I think paradoxically because there aren't the same definitive answers!

Okay, one thing I have developed is my writing method of 0,1,2, or 3. Meaning, I will write up to three things about a subject which has been bothering me, and single sentences and shortish paragraphs at that, and it's okay to write nothing at all. It's kind of an informal journal, and for me it helps to get some of it onto paper. And basically, I make a conscious decision to underdo it. Please feel free to adapt this in ways of your own choosing.

And really, 6 to 7 hours a day of studying or even 5, may give you a pretty good chance, provided you experiment with different high efficiency methods.

Talk to your doctor to see if there might be other medicines that work but don't have the same issues.

Talk to your universities disability office to see if you can get some accommodations.