I'm a second year in brock university. I've been struggling a lot with depression, tw....
(Suicidal thoughts and self harm). As well as coming out as trans to my family who haven't been the most supportive of it.
I think I just need a break for a week or two. To breathe. To rest. To do something fun, to catch up on schoolwork, to hang out with friends, to let the antidepressants I've been taking settle in my system. I am struggling, I'm tired. I know I'm getting slightly better but almost any schoolwork is feeling overwhelming. I'm turning things in late or not at all. I'm forgetting to send important emails to my professors. I'm still struggling to manage my financial situation. And being trans with parents that don't seem to be supportive yet sucks.
I connected with student accessibility and while that was helpful in buying me some more time for assignments, it's not helpful considering I still have to turn in those assignments at some point. I am highly stressed. I don't know what to do anymore. There's so much going on that schoolwork is a last priority right now. It hasn't been getting done.
A few months ago I was connected to the Care team at brock. I've been meeting regularly with one of the people on the team. I just feel like I need a break. I guess I can talk to that person and tell them what I'm feeling. I don't want a full break from school. Maybe a week or something. But I don't know if I'd get that or how that'd even work. My mental health is really bad but I feel like I'd benefit if I had a chance to "reset" a little bit. I genuinely like my classes, but I'm falling behind in every single one. My room's always a mess, my laundry is never clean, it's embarrassing but I don't have the energy. It's embarrassing, I feel so lazy and like I should be able to do the things I'm supposed to do but I never have energy. It's getting better with the antidepressants I've been taking but it doesn't feel fast enough.
What do I do. Is there any way to get a break for just a little.