dropping a subject at university

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After care consideration i have had to drop one of my subjects at university this semester. It is based at a hospital and i will have an intensive 5week placement in a few weeks. I am not up to it at the moment. Some other stuff is going on and just thinking about interacting with women in labour while i am like this is causing me stress.

I just called the university and cancelled my placement for 1 year but will still do all my theory subjects.

I feel really let down with myself but i just can't cope with that at the moment. At the start of the semester i was ok with what I would have to do but something else has since come up and i can only have room for so much before i snap. I know if i push myself too much, i will meltdown and everything in my life will be effected.

I feel a huge sense of relief though. I am getting quite good at gauging what i can and can't cope with overall now.

Its good that you decided to drop some weight off your back.

thankyou mxh

The way I see it, there is always time to complete it later on if you need to. Your wellbeing should come first.

I done that myself while at university, I when part time as full time would be too stressful for me. my degree was flexible to people's individual needs with a 4 to 8 year time frame for completion.

I signed up to do the degree in 4 years and about two years in the course the s**t hit the fan with stress from all parts of my life & had a breakdown. In my the end my uni were very cool and understanding with the issues I had the time, they let me drop out my mods & have break of a semester on health grounds to help me regroup my s**t. It tuck me six years to do the degree (an extra two due the mental health issues) in the end.

Looking back at that time now, I think it was a blessing in disguise. its good to regroup & take time out

I think myself, being a huge worrier, it made my Uni experience a whole lot harder. I would believe if I failed a test that I had reached something catastrophic, when it usually wasn't the case. Forget about failing a subject, I would have gone nuts. But in hindsight, you can only do as good as you can do, so I think you're making the right choice. Something I found very hard to believe at the time, was that there is no right or wrong pattern in getting a degree. So some people repeat a few subjects, others start work and go part time, others skip a subject or two due to various reasons. I used to believe there's only one way to do it, and if I didn't do it that way, I was a complete failure. So you shouldn't feel you've let yourself down, because in the long run it's probably the best choice.

Good move I'd say. It's very important for us to look after ourselves and better to take a little load off than risk having your back give in during the semester. I applaud your decision and courage

i think you are right to listen to yourself and i am glad to read that you are fairly gauging what you are capable of handling. that is definitely a good step - much better than getting to the point of collapse.

so sorry to read that you are stressed out though.

i just dropped a class i was taking, too. i waited too long so it says Withdraw-Fail on my transcript. but i was also aware of my limitations and decided i don't need the stress.

Im thinking of dropping university completely. Its a waste of time, money and resources. Much like myself.

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