Deciding to drop out of school and work for a while.

[Locut0s]

Cliffs: Don't read this unless you mind reading a personal post without much point, I just felt like getting some things off my chest.

I've had a long personal history of depression that has played havoc with my academic carrier, turning a perfect 4.0 GPA into one in the low 3s to high 2s, I've dropped out of university a total of 4 times due to depression and now I have decided to do so again. However this time with a change. I ave been put on anti depression medication over the summer and also got a job, through my mother, at a 7-11 downtown. Over the summer I felt great but had problems again when I went back to university. So I've decided to work for a year or two while I mull over my future a bit.

Meanwhile I've asked my boss to train me to be an assistant manager at the store which he agreed to do despite my young age for the position. I'm definitely not going to work at 7-11 indefinitely and will certainly go into some form of post secondary education. What that will be is still up in the air. I've always sort of just drifted through life, I've been interested in the science so into the sciences I went without much thought. Now it's time to make a more conscious decision about my life. I've thought of doing everything from CGI animation to mathematics to photography. Time will tell.

The thought has crossed my mind that a career in the academics may not be for me, however I do very much enjoy the sciences. The other alternative that I have considered seriously is CGI animation. I have done a fair bit as a hobby and thought of taking classes at a film school. Photography is another options. I suppose one of the reasons for my depression is that it is hard for me to accept not going into academia having grown up in an academic household, my father is a teacher and I have always been surrounded by academics. I fell a little lost and panicked at the realization that I don't enjoy university, though I fell good working away from it.

[Shine]

1. Sounds like school is triggering some major issues for you

perhaps it's good to take a break while you get clearer on what you want. Have you considered perhaps getting some counseling to explore any deeper? Speaking from experience, it can be quite helpful to speak with someone objective and professional.

Good luck and hang in there. Remember: this, too, shall pass....

All the best,
Shine
:hi:

PS. Welcome to DU!

[Locut0s]

2. Thanks.

Yes counceling has crossed my mind, though unfortunately my only experience with a councelor was with a bad one. He was more interested in prescribing medication than anything.

The thought has crossed my mind that a career in the academics may not be for me, however I do very much enjoy the sciences. The other alternative that I have considered seriously is CGI animation. I have done a fair bit as a hobby and thought of taking classes at a film school. Photography is another options. I suppose one of the reasons for my depression is that it is hard for me to accept not going into academia having grown up in an academic household, my father is a teacher and I have always been surrounded by academics. I fell a little lost and panicked at the realization that I don't enjoy university, though I fell good working away from it.

[barb162]

3. You will find your own way

How that will happen, we don't know. May I ask what you didn't like about school?