Should I go to Day Program?

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I have 2 months left of high school and I've gotten out of control with meltdowns and not dealing well, skipping school. My guidance counselor and doctor think I should go to a day treatment program because I am not functioning but my mom and I are worried sick that I won't graduate properly or at all.

My parents have been trying to get me to push through school since I first went and they think I could finish. Plus, there is this one class that I really love and I feel bad that I've been home for awhile and missing. Yet, every little thing people say sets off a trigger for me to meltdown and no one wants me in school.

I feel like being home isn't helping my anxiety because I really do want college and everyone doubts that will happen. I really don't want to throw my life away at 18, but the specialists think that a program to deal with my mental health will be in my benefit even if it interferes with school. I don't really think that's a good idea though, yet in other ways, I do.

Please help, guys!

Nothing terrible will happen if you go to college at 19 rather than 18. People do this all the time. Do what you need to do to get yourself and your environment under control, then take care of schooling.

My suggestion is that you get some advice from someone who's opinion you can trust not to be coloured by family or "removed from the situation" viewpoiunts (ie your shrink). Talk directly with the teacher at the school that you most respect. Ask him or her if they have a good ten minutes after class/school to sit with you because you respect them and need an honest opinion about something.

Then present to them your situation. Your concerns. The opinions of those around you. And your opinion too. And then make sure they know / hand them an official page detailing / that you need PLAIN language, and STRAIGHTFORWARD BLUNT honesty. Because you can't feel thru the touchy feely don't hurt my feelings crap of the world. And ask the teacher what they think is best in regards to how you are seen at the school / what your potential is as a student / what might be best.

My suggestion is that you should indeed try to stick out the two months IF you can. BUT I also think it might be wise to consider that if you can't handle last year of high school yet, maybe you aren't going to handle college any better. Maybe go off. do the day program. do other researches and investigate other assistance/training/meditation? experiences over the next few months, and do your year again in highschool. It'll a) give you more practice handling the stress. B) cover stuff you are already mostly familiar with so you can not only get awesome grades (cross fingers) but focus more on the social fitting/integration/etc than you could this time thru - because you'll have less pressure re learning.

But that's me. And I'm not there to see you. And I'm no professional. That's just what I wish had been suggested to me in my last few years.