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It all came too late for me

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A significant factor,aside from the bullying,in my developing a SMI was the intense anxiety of not wanting to disappoint my parents and yet being acutely aware that I lacked the non academic/independent living skills to cope with going to university. Nowadays though the system could be better, it's  better equipped to help and support a 2020s version of me.A combination of there being no such support in the mid 1970s, and it taking till I was 60 for it to be acknowledged I had  such difficulties,  meant that,combined with fear of bullying,further education was not a realistic option.

Sometimes I feel worthless because of it. I wonder how many of my generation were in the same boat and, like me, never had the necessary help and support.

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  • I'm 66, retired and can relate to your missing out on further education. I left school at fifteen and a half partly because of bullying. In later years I came to regret not doing O and A levels and going on to university. I have been a student of the Open University for several years now and am working towards an Open Degree. Student loans finance the cost of courses and there is lots of support. Why don't you give it a go - it's never too late to learn - it has given me a boost in terms of my sense of worth.

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  • I'm 66, retired and can relate to your missing out on further education. I left school at fifteen and a half partly because of bullying. In later years I came to regret not doing O and A levels and going on to university. I have been a student of the Open University for several years now and am working towards an Open Degree. Student loans finance the cost of courses and there is lots of support. Why don't you give it a go - it's never too late to learn - it has given me a boost in terms of my sense of worth.

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