How to be brave enough to go back to school?

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I have ADD and I sometimes don’t take my pills during the correct times. It’s nice to be drug free every few days, lol. So anyway, yesterday was my 5th day going to high school and I had only gotten 3 hours of sleep the night before due to homework. SO.. in math class I got really embarrassed and cried (no one saw) and then the rest of my day sucked. Then in latin class (3rd period) my teacher asked everyone to give an example of an adjective. I was so zoned out from lack of sleep and weird medicine issues andddd my day just was sucking. When the teacher came to me I had no idea what he was asking and when I said, “sorry, what?” he said, “just pick something.” I had no idea wtf we were talking about and I swear I had heard someone say pig (although I later found out they said pink) so I said the first thing that came to mind with animals, horse. And oh god, I have never been so humiliated in my entire life. So I was laughed at and then I sat there trying not to cry for the rest of class. Later I had to go to the office to pick up something and I just cried the whole way. I just wanted to run out of the school. I skipped school today because of what happened and my anxiety has gotten worse since the incident. I haven’t been able to stop feeling like complete crap. And no, it’s not unreasonable to feel like this, other moments have happened to me throughout my whole life, all because of my never ending anxiety.

Category: Tags: asked August 30, 2014

3 Answers

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Try not to bring yourself down to such low points over minor shortcomings. Use your phone to schedule timers each day that remind you to take your medicine. Know when you have to get up for school the next morning so you can go to bed at an appropriate time the night before. Shoot for 7-8 hours of sleep. If you know that homework takes you longer to finish then get an earlier start. Managing yourself well in high school prevents stress throughout your day. And even when those stressful moments like you describe happen, dont beat yourself up over it. It sounds like youre being your harshest critique. If you take a moment to breath and let it go, you'll see that you can forget about the whole thing.
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Gosh i can honestly relate to you so much. Your first year of highschool will of corse be very hard to adjust to at first so dont totally give up on school. I also have ADD and very severe anxiety. Im a junior now and i still sometimes cry my eyes out like a baby at school. Dont be embarassed about crying at all because even if people judge you because of it you dont deserve to let them bring you down when they dont even know the situation your in. Last school year i missed half of the year in and out of rehab so a lot of people talked about me. I just realized one day that even if people were talking about me, i mustov had something important for them to take the time speaking of my name. When i was a freshman i really wanted to quit school too but i look back and im really glad i didnt because every year i learn so many new things and meet so many amazing people. Try to go to a counsler at school or a teacher you have in mind to talk about whats happening. I usually forget to take my medicine sometimes too and it really ends up being a disaster the next day. Sleeping for me and setting a time for my medicine helps me a lot. A good nights rest can help you in so many ways so try to get better sleep. I always tend think anxiety controls my life and sadly in the past it has. Try talking to a doctor about anxiety medications you can take whenever you feel like your anxiety is getting out of hand. I understand that pills arnt always the solution but some of them have honestly helped my anxiety so much and calm me down a lot. Crying is usually something i always do when im upset so i do it a lot. One tip that has always helped me is only concentrating on my breath for awhile to calm myself down and think of other things. There also isnt anything wrong with talking to your teacher about whats going on. Even though it may be awkward its helped me a lot when i needed it. I really hope you can make it through this school year and many more. My inbox is always open! i understand what your going through so im always here.
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the longer you are in school, the less you will give a fuck about the little things. the key is to adapt a good attitude before school forces you to haha. good luck :)