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Going To University With A Mental Illness

If you've been wondering why my post schedule has gotten ridiculously bad, the title will answer your question. It's no secret that I have GAD, it's no secret that I struggle on and off with depression and it's no secret that I'm a student now. Even when starting college, I thought that this might not be impossible. To be blatantly, I'm an anxious fuck who sometimes considers suicide. That being said, my mother recently told me that I teach her a lot about endurance. I failed my maths exam, didn't get the grades I wanted, didn't get my first choice of college, have anxiety, have depressive episodes and thanks to the incompetence of many colleges (particularly DCU) and the CAO, the distance in my relationship resumed (long story short, he was in contact with them numerous times, surpassed the grades they asked for, then they suddenly realised that his level -the second highest in his country - isn't recognised here, after he moved over), yet I still