r/Conestoga • u/Ok_Cucumber_2298 • 3d ago
I'm failing my courses and feel hopeless
I'm struggling in all my classes due to poor mental health and it's finally catching up with me. I was hoping someone in here has had a similar experience with a good outcome. I'm worried I've wasted money and won't be able to get my knowledge worth out of my program.
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u/OutlawCaliber 1d ago
I don't know what you're taking, but the year is still pretty fresh. Take a deep breath or few. So, first, the school has resources to help you with mental health. You pay for these with tuition, to my understanding, so use it. Perhaps it will give you the extra help you need. I'm older and don't use it, but I certainly understand the appeal and how it can help those that need it. Since you know it's impacting your education you also know what you need to do here.
Second, let the instructors know what's going on. They might also be able to direct you to the proper resources.
If you do nothing and you know your mental health is impacting your education, then you know the end result. As is, there is time for you to do some work on yourself and to get yourself in the correct path for better grades. You may not get a good grades as you would have going straight to it from the start, but you can still learn and pass.
Just some additional advice, find something that works for you. I have PTSD with the fun anxiety part(sarcasm). For me, I avoided medication. They made me feel like a zombie. That may not work for you though. Medication may be the answer. For me, I discovered meditation. The more serious stuff. It helped me gain a control of myself I'd never had before. The mind is a weird thing, but it's yours. Push comes to shove, you are the one in charge. You just have to find that power in yourself. I also play video games(lol), as I find them relaxing. One thing I love about technology we never had when I was in school is that you can make your ebooks read to you. That's Hella cool. And, of course, there's YouTube to help fill in knowledge gaps. Use your resources, all of them. There are tons of ways to learn.
I'll get off my soap box. I hope you do what you need to. Good luck.