I’m studying Politics at Uni. I was really passionate about it and couldn’t wait to start – first year was pretty good academically but I felt hugely isolated, especially in terms of social life. Last year (second year) my depression and social anxiety became pretty unmanageable and I ended up failing the year. I had stopped going to classes because I was anxious, depressed, had frequent panic attacks, etc. It was really, really shite, and I’m currently repeating my second year.
The problem is, nothing has really changed – I feel like I’m in exactly the same position as I was last year, and I get absolutely no enjoyment or sense of purpose from being at university, I actually just really want to drop out.
Would anyone be able to offer me any advice? It’s a big decision and I don’t really know what to do or where to go from here…