Social Anxiety Support

nubly · 08-04-2009, 01:22 PM

i've tried and its not for me. i don't have the discipline for college.

MavenMI6Agent009 · 08-04-2009, 01:36 PM

I went to college up until my junior year that I had to drop out.

leonardess · 08-04-2009, 01:37 PM

I tried it for a semester back when I was 27. I've always wanted a degree. I wish I had stuck with it then, but I too did not have the discipline, nor did I really know what i wanted. Now I do. I recently finished a foundation course here in the UK, it's like a..I don't know, I don't think there's an equivalent to it in the states. but I did very well, it was a course in art and design. I loved it, and I discovered that my true calling is art history. Now, I love education because it means following a passion. That's why i want that degree.
I also did not persevere back then because of SA, I let it beat me.

Perhaps what you care about does not lie in higher education.

carambola · 08-04-2009, 01:40 PM

No, but I've taken classes for nine years, and probably will go back to university and graduate eventually.

LostPancake · 08-04-2009, 01:49 PM

yes, but it took me quite a while, spread out over several years, and three different schools. apparently, dropping out due to anxiety is not the end of the world.

leonardess · 08-04-2009, 02:00 PM

^ ah. well done.

Shannon · 08-04-2009, 02:35 PM

yes, got my Bachelor of Arts degree in January of 2008. Planning to go for my master's a few years down the road

Just Lurking · 08-04-2009, 06:27 PM

I'm about to start my second run at college -- returning on September 8th.

I quit my first program because the presentations, group work, and class discussions became too much. I'm going into what I hope is a more SA-friendly program this time around.

Witan · 08-06-2009, 07:17 PM

Got my shiny new diploma just last month

AussiePea · 08-06-2009, 07:24 PM

woo grats.

Graduated mech engineering a month ago!! (actually my grad ceremony is at the end of this month)

Kelly · 08-07-2009, 02:00 AM

I have graduated from college twice now and am working on a third time.

Have a nice day,
Kelly

Dipper · 08-07-2009, 08:02 PM

Still going. My experience has been disappointing, though with my condition I didn't expect anything. I go to college...to learn, and that's about it lol. Luckily I don't get all panicky because my SA is not THAT bad, however I haven't made a single friend (and I've been in college for 6 years now).

zookeeper · 08-07-2009, 08:16 PM

I did.

Twice.

Corvid · 08-10-2009, 07:27 PM

I got my Bachelor of Arts in psychology in '02. I lived with my parents. Senior year was very hard. I finally had to fulfill the writing requirement that I had been putting off for years because of my huge emotional block about it. I was sure I would fail even though there was no reason to believe that. I just mentally tortured myself about it. I became chronically nauseous for no apparent physical reason. My parents were getting divorced then, too.

I was gifted/accelerated when I was younger - everyone expects so much of you that not having a graduate degree seems almost being a dropout.

Freedom2010 · 08-11-2009, 06:51 AM

I'm still in high school, but I plan on graduating college.

Dolly · 08-11-2009, 07:51 AM

I've got 2 more years, and then hopefully I'll have my BA in sociology.

And while I've struggled a lot with social anxiety in college, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go on to graduate school too.

wisteria · 08-11-2009, 11:44 AM

I have an associates degree.

millenniumman75 · 08-11-2009, 12:58 PM

Yes - ten years ago.
I would like to get a Master's Degree, though.

bowlingpins · 08-11-2009, 01:10 PM

I graduated with a B.S. in biology, took some extra classes in Chemistry but couldn't complete the requirements for a chemistry minor by graduation. Inspite of my science degree, my favorite class in college was Art History. I ended up taking the entire 3 course sequence in Art history for fun.

anonymid · 08-11-2009, 01:41 PM

Yes, and I got a master's degree as well. I failed in my attempt at a PhD, though. I don't know if I'm going to give that another try or not.

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08-04-2009, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA. I love my country! Gender: Male Age: 35 Posts: 10,138	did you graduate college? i've tried and its not for me. i don't have the discipline for college. __________________ Best online comic book shop! *In Soviet Russia, gun nut get shot.*

08-04-2009, 01:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: UnDERrAted Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crappo, Tx Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 25,755	I went to college up until my junior year that I had to drop out. __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

08-04-2009, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
leonardess Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pooplah Gender: Female Posts: 11,410	I tried it for a semester back when I was 27. I've always wanted a degree. I wish I had stuck with it then, but I too did not have the discipline, nor did I really know what i wanted. Now I do. I recently finished a foundation course here in the UK, it's like a..I don't know, I don't think there's an equivalent to it in the states. but I did very well, it was a course in art and design. I loved it, and I discovered that my true calling is art history. Now, I love education because it means following a passion. That's why i want that degree. I also did not persevere back then because of SA, I let it beat me. Perhaps what you care about does not lie in higher education. __________________ You all take care, be good, and follow those dreams.

08-04-2009, 02:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
leonardess Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pooplah Gender: Female Posts: 11,410	^ ah. well done. __________________ You all take care, be good, and follow those dreams.

08-04-2009, 01:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 28 Posts: 5,019	No, but I've taken classes for nine years, and probably will go back to university and graduate eventually.

08-04-2009, 01:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
LostPancake Status: crazy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: walkabout Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 2,068	yes, but it took me quite a while, spread out over several years, and three different schools. apparently, dropping out due to anxiety is not the end of the world.

08-04-2009, 02:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shannon Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orange County, California Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 61	yes, got my Bachelor of Arts degree in January of 2008. Planning to go for my master's a few years down the road __________________ -Shannon- "A heart is a fragile thing, that's why we protect them so vigorously, give them away so rarely, and why it means so much when we do. Some hearts are more fragile then others, purer somehow. Like crystal in a world of glass. Even the way they shatter is beautiful." - John E. Pogue

08-04-2009, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 10,470	I'm about to start my second run at college -- returning on September 8th. I quit my first program because the presentations, group work, and class discussions became too much. I'm going into what I hope is a more SA-friendly program this time around. __________________

08-06-2009, 07:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Witan Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Iowa Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 2,361	Got my shiny new diploma just last month __________________ Official SAS Iowa Group

08-06-2009, 07:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
AussiePea Status: User Requested Temporary Ban Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The land of the Roo (and scary animals) Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 10,544	woo grats. Graduated mech engineering a month ago!! (actually my grad ceremony is at the end of this month)

08-07-2009, 02:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kelly Status: Après moi, le déluge Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,709	I have graduated from college twice now and am working on a third time. Have a nice day, Kelly __________________ Carefully, but full of might.

08-07-2009, 08:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dipper Status: PASTAMANIA BROTHER Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 441	Still going. My experience has been disappointing, though with my condition I didn't expect anything. I go to college...to learn, and that's about it lol. Luckily I don't get all panicky because my SA is not THAT bad, however I haven't made a single friend (and I've been in college for 6 years now).

08-07-2009, 08:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: Buried at Sea Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Promised Land Gender: Male Age: 33 Posts: 3,340	I did. Twice. __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave embarrass me: http://formspring.me/ZookeepertheV

08-10-2009, 07:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Corvid Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Upstate New York Gender: Female Age: 32 Posts: 9	I got my Bachelor of Arts in psychology in '02. I lived with my parents. Senior year was very hard. I finally had to fulfill the writing requirement that I had been putting off for years because of my huge emotional block about it. I was sure I would fail even though there was no reason to believe that. I just mentally tortured myself about it. I became chronically nauseous for no apparent physical reason. My parents were getting divorced then, too. I was gifted/accelerated when I was younger - everyone expects so much of you that not having a graduate degree seems almost being a dropout.

08-11-2009, 06:51 AM	#15 (permalink)
Freedom2010 Status: breaking free Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here, there, and eveywhere Gender: Female Posts: 2,171	I'm still in high school, but I plan on graduating college. __________________ "Live right now- just be yourself. Doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else." - Jimmy Eat World

08-11-2009, 12:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Mentor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Gender: Male Age: 37 Posts: 91,806	Yes - ten years ago. I would like to get a Master's Degree, though. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better! TROLL ALERT STATUS: CHAT -> BERT FORUMS -> ERNIE (troll activity on the increase) WATCH WHAT YOU TYPE!

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08-11-2009, 07:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
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anonymid Status: snow man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Gender: Male Age: 33 Posts: 8,950	Yes, and I got a master's degree as well. I failed in my attempt at a PhD, though. I don't know if I'm going to give that another try or not. __________________ If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let 'em go, because man, they're gone. --Jack Handey