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Shy shannon

hi everyone, haven't talked on here for a bit, but wanted to come say hi. 

is anyone aged 20+ and wants to go college because they didn't do much of it when they were supposed to? 

I went to a animal course for level 1 and completed it but then level 2 came and I stopped going because of my anxiety. but now being 21 years old, I would love to go back and complete my level 2. but my anxiety, depression and now on the waitlist for autism is still bad. I think I can do it. but I don't want to fall into a hole again. 

what do yous think ??? 

thank you :)

  • I studied film and theatre costume. I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but ended up struggling with the theatre environment even though I loved it, I gave it up and have had one frustrating job after another since. I'm now 39 years old and am awaiting assessment. If I was in a position to do so, I'd go back into learning in a heart beat. Especially now that I have a much better understanding of how my head works.

  • I agree with yous, my trigger before when i was 16 was i needed to continue my maths and English and because i stopped going school in year 10, i panicked because it was like i was at school not college. although the animal classes were amazing i was struggling being in a maths and English class, but now being 21 i wont need to do maths and english meaning i can just focus on the animals ! which will be good... i hope :) 

    thank you everyone this helped me a lot !!! 

  • I went to uni straight from school but didn’t do very well. I don’t think anyone (myself included)realised that I’d need extra support until it was too late (I did pretty well at school) I also hated some of the 2nd and 3rd year modules so had little motivation for them. I did another degree through work which I started at the age of 26 and excelled at it due to finding it more interesting and having more support around me from my colleagues. (There was also the added motivation of a sizeable promotion at the end of it!) If you find a subject you really enjoy  that will help, also as others have said try and identify triggers for your anxiety and ask how they can help you overcome them. Colleges and universities should all have SEN and disability support departments

  • I re-qualified as an electrician in ‘19/20. I realised how anxious the course would make me so I arranged to visit the centre a month before. That way the surrounding weren’t unfamiliar. I also told them that I wad autistic, even though I still haven’t had a formal diagnosis. That gave me the opportunity to tell them my additional needs and how they could help. Luckily they were very accommodating and let me go into the room before the rest of the group, so I could pick where I sit and none of the trainers di the whole “tell us about yourself”

    I felt bad for effectively lying to them about my diagnosis, but it got me through the 6 weeks and I was relatively comfortable.. I think as Plastic says, you need to identify the triggers and then do what ever you need to do to assist you.

  • Do you know what causes your anxiety?    Is it the academic work or the environment, the smells, the noise?   If you can work out your triggers, you can probably minimise or avoid them so you have more chance of succeeding.

  • I'm 32 and currently at college studying counselling. I have a degree and postgrad diploma already but I just wanted to improve on certain skills. I do struggle with the demands of education though and my results can be very up and down dependent on my mood.

  • do it, even if u fail u will have learnt something by just trying