Hey all, just wanted to post here to vent for a bit. This semester in college was pretty the shittiest time I've gone through personally. I didn't have any friends for 90% of it so I was pretty much a shut in, and I had some other mental/physical issues that carried over from working in Fire/EMS during the previous year. I struggled greatly throughout the semester, but was proud of myself when I was able to get through it. That was until I took a look at my grades. I used to be able to pull good grades without much effort, so I instinctually didn't worry about it. This semester was different though. I put more energy into worrying about class and trying to will myself I into focusing then I had ever before, but my grades keep slipping. I feel like I'm running in a race against people, but the only difference is they're running on a track and I'm running in quicksand. I'm just so fatigued after the semester that I'm just happy it's over, but I don't feel an ounce of relief because I know my gpa was about a B- which my parents probably won't forgive me for. I'm just sad and pissed off bc I know my shitty academic performance is gonna be the only thing brought up at home because "just being sad" isn't an excuse. The only advice I've gotten is to either work harder and figure it out, or drop out and find a trade. I know my parents would probably stop talking to me if I dropped out, plus I always wanted to work in IT which pretty much requires a degree to get past a certain point. I guess I'm just writing because I'm tired and pissed off, and I know it's gonna get a hell of a lot worse for me when I go home. Happy holidays everyone. 🤷‍♂️