Dropped out of university. What now?

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I have been rather ill for a couple of years and since I started university the consequences of those years really caught up, I simply was too ill to continue with univ. So I decided to drop, however since I have a diagnosis I have the chance to retake the program next year, which is Physics.

Should I simply retake it or what?

I have lost interest in everything, I don't like science anymore and I don't like mathematics. All I'm doing is being behind a computer screen wasting a lot of time.

Basically in august (when I started university) I did something that made me feel terribly depressed to the point where I couldn't give a damn about school, I felt too bad.

So what do I do? I contacted my welfare officer in august but she didn't help me with anything, 6 months later she still haven't contacted me.

Really clueless, and my condition is getting worse, I'm starting to basically get desperate. A lot of suicidal thoughts and thinking of committing homicide, can't control those thoughts. What I did in august is literally borderline psychopathic, but again I warned my psychologists but they didn't respond on that nor help me.

Since I only know your situation from this one post, am not entirely sure what to say about your best course of action, besides to ask, what interests you in life that you think you could make a living at? And is there any way you can ask forgiveness, make things right, heal, and be at peace about what you've done in the past?

My sister dropped out of college. She then became a waitress, got married, and now works part time in an office. It's worked out pretty well. So don't stress too much about university, consider your larger life. If you want to go, work towards that. If you don't want to go, figure out something else that motivates you to be your best self.

I'm very sorry that your psychologists are being no help.

Anyways, I will pray for you, for guidance.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas,
and a life filled with hope.

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All I can offer you is my sincerest condolences. It's frustrating when those supposedly entrusting to helping you are ineffective or worse. (((Quantum)))

Quantum

It sounds like you are depressed.

I went through something similar the first time I tried college. I was studying mechanical engineering. I was not ready to be there. I dropped out and worked for a few years and then tried school again for a degree in ecology. That time it was great.

I am not saying this is what you need to do, but dropping out is not the end of the world.

I needed the time to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

It does really sound like you depressed. School won't be enjoyable until you deal with that.

Contact your welfare officer again. Keep trying until you hear back from the person.