Stranded in the Twilight Zone | ADHD Information

University sure is hard! Suddenly having no structure and no one caring if I turned up to class or not made me a very flaky student. I went OK, but got comments of mediocre, when I know I can be better than that.

However, I am actually considering going back to uni next year and pursuing my dream job. Having this diagnosis and medications, I think I could do it. I'm going to take it slowly and think carefully. If I go back I'll have the next 10 months to change my bad habits and become more organised so I'll be able to cope and go well. Beats doing temp jobs.

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University sure is hard! Suddenly having no structure and no one caring if I turned up to class or not made me a very flaky student.

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I hear that! I ditched class left right and centre at university, something I never did while in high school because I had to be held accountable. I was good for the first year, and then by second and third year, I missed a full day of class at least once or twice a week.

Hang in there Cheeky, you can do it Don't let them get you discouraged, I'll bet you are doing great! I know what it is like to get an unexpected blow like that, when you thing you are doing OK and then WHAM, bad feedback. Happened to me last week. Devastating.

Let's give ourselves a big hand for trying our best.

I'm in grad school and sometimes I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. My specialist is right, I don't take in information the same way, so I don't get good grades and I don't learn it well.

Something needs to change in education. There is not enough accomodations for people like us. I just got feedback from my professor on a recent paper I wrote and it was like I was just three steps too far to the right when it came to writing what he expected.

No one will write me a recommendation either because I'm too outspoken.

The Twilight Zone....

Cheeky, I understand how you feel. I would love to go back to school for something, but I'm too chicken. University was far too frustrating for me because as you said, my work was often not what the prof expected either. I usually felt I did a good job, but for whatever reason, it just wasn't up to par. It got to the point where I almost didn't care anymore. I dropped my fourth year and opted for the 3 year general program. I now have a useless degree for which I am still paying the student loans.

I don't want to do that again.
I agree. I am in college too, and know how tough it is.. I was, for a long time, I was a physiatric major.. then I changed my mind.

. because I got sick on some meds... now I want to teach so I can help people like us... mmm? I am wonder what I am going to try to be tomorrow?

Maybe I can be both