I don't want to do school anymore

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It all comes down to how well a person is prepared to take advantage of an opportunity … or to survive a personal disaster.

I worked at a place that assembled and installed security systems in Chicago. They were bought out by a well-known alarms and security company in another state. Everyone was placed on "Indefinite Lay-Off" (e.g., permanent dismissal), even me. Three phone calls and two weeks later, I'm working in an automotive R&D lab in Lansing (Michigan). For more than a year, line-workers and installers from my previous job would contact me to see if I could get them jobs. The only open positions I knew about required four-year degrees (STEM and Liberal-Arts). None of them had one, so I couldn't help them. Too bad. Some of them were nice people, but "nice" doesn't count as much as "nice AND well-educated".

I'm giving up on this class. At least for this semester. I need to regroup mentally and I can't do that when I'm this far behind in it. Right now more than anything I need to fix my sleep schedule and shed some anxiety so I can even concentrate on anything at all.

Also, f*** both of you for providing nothing but less-than-constructive comments. Telling me to toughen up is the last piece of "advice" I could want right now. Fnord, did I not tell you I did not want your input at all? But you come in here nonetheless and provide your holier-than-thou "truth." F*** off.

I'm here looking for a little bit of f***ing support, so coming down on me with your bulls*** is the last f***ing thing I god d*** want right now.

You know what? I'm done with the advice. Whoever sees this, shut up.

I'm glad you're putting yourself and your health first, la_fenkis. Rest up and please take care of yourself. I hope your doctor can help you to get useful accommodations if you take the class again, but the more important thing is that you sleep, recharge, refocus and feel less overwhelmed. HUGS and best wishes.

You know what? I overreacted. The best thing I can possibly do is learn how to ignore you dudes. I've always had a strong averse reaction to people coming in and laying down their truths on me, and that's exactly what I need to get past. Rather than striving to be the one giving orders to others, or laying down a truth on them in return. I'm sorry, I should have just ignored you guys.

Not you Isabella, you're a wonderfully kind person. Thank you for your supporting sentiments.

I hope you don't put me in that "category."

I'm talking from the experience of a man who waited 18 years to even go back to college. Please don't deny yourself the opportunity to get a degree.

Is there any way you could drop the class? I dropped one class while I was in college because I knew I was going to fail the course. My GPA was 3.8 at the time; that would have bought it WAY down.

Oh, I see now … you weren't so much interested in acquiring support for making the correct decision as you were in acquiring support for a decision that you had already made.

Sorry 'bout that. Carry on!

Spare me Fnord. Your truth is empty. Your sarcasm is noted and unappreciated. I will reject any advice you give on the principle that it would somehow make me more like you. What are you lacking inside that causes you to run around dishing out your truth on others and sarcastically negating anyone that would dissent from it? How many times must I ask you to leave? Those are rhetorical questions, just leave.

Kraftie, you are totally fine. I'm figuring out how to drop the course.

I am not "leaving" unless the moderators tell me to.

I cannot recall having ever done anything to you that could have turned you against me. Please provide a link to the specific offensive post(s). If I agree that I have wronged you, then I will apologize.

Personally, I would rather get along, but if you prefer otherwise, then so be it.

Looking at the tone and content of your posts elsewhere i very much doubt your preference is to "get along." Giving me a data-mining task to justify my position is unreasonable. Please leave.

My advice regarding a course withdrawal or academic LOA is to see your doctor straight away, as soon you submit the appeal to your faculty. If you're past the drop date you may be able to get supplementary support from your physician or psychologist regarding mental health or burnout. Hugs.

Fnord , step away from the thread. /s