Feeling Like A Failure

[AliveInside]

I know how you feel ronin, be patient with yourself and try to be logical instead of emotional when analyzing your current situation, that's the best way to have a positive outcome imo.

 

[NIKI]

A GOOD teacher should never tell a struggling student that they will never pass a class. She should be offering you help. Giving you positive support. That's what a good teacher does.

 

[Gamereign555]

I have had an instructor tell me that there was no way I could pass the class once, kind of a terrible feeling.

 

[Tinyflame]

After a lifetime of straight A's (Honors), I missed a ton of time in school (was hospitalized), the Principle (School Administartor) told me I would fail the year (he turned out to be embezzling and was eventually charged, years later), I said (in my mind) "TO HECK WITH HIM" (not my words at the time, lol), and made it up/ wrote 8 exams in a day, etc.

Do the best you can and that makes you a success. Do it on your terms- what is good for you- don't let others' words discouarge you.

Many famous people 'failed' one thing or another- don't worry, just try.

((((((Hugs, xox))))))

 

[MurphyJB]

A GOOD teacher should never tell a struggling student that they will never pass a class. She should be offering you help. Giving you positive support. That's what a good teacher does.

Sadly, most college professors won't do that. I get it though. Better to be blatantly honest sometimes. If there's is no chance I could pass, I'd like to know.

 

[Ron]

It's a great thing that you shared your feelings, but at the same time, are you being too hard on yourself ? Did you ask yourself 'am I doing everything I need to do to to succeed at the pychology class ? "I think you have to be brutally honest with yourself. When I have trouble at doing something I get extremely tenacious.
I think you might be short changing yourself. I could be wrong, sure, I'm not always right, but I am trying to let you know that anything is possible if you want it bad enough. Believe in yourself always.

 

[Lionheart]

I went back to school for medical info tech after a 28 year absence from school and got a degree. I was a high school drop out and disabled, so I had to work really hard, but I did it. I think if you give up you will never succeed at anything and as hopeless as it may seem, you are not hopeless or helpless...I think you just need a shot of encouragement, the right professor and to find the thing that you love doing.

 

[BlueKitty]

Hi Ronin47,

I had been in your shoes. I was a model student, Straight A+s, Stellar extracurricular activities until 8th grade.
I was accepted to and attended college prep school for gifted kids, and oh dear I struggled hard. Everything I did was a failure. That, is also the 4 years when my rage was completely out of control, the smallest things could send my temper up to the outer space and took days for it to come back to the earth level. I was crying, yelling, then crying all the time, everywhere. And I nearly failed almost all of my classes. At the end of every semester, I was on the verge of getting expelled from the school for under achieving. People thought I was not going to get in to any 4 year institution.

Thanks to the school's reputation, While everyone else from my graduating class was at an internationally recognized schools, I was merely able to get into a 4 year university. I was an angry person with low self-esteem to begin with, and this certainly did not help. I felt like I was good for nothing. I felt like a failure (as I had always been told growing up), felt useless, powerless, and too dumb for academics. Miraculously after going on a chocolate binge, I decided that I am not going to sit around and be angry at myself and complain.

So. I only looked forward and worked day and night and nothing else. Not only did I make it through the semesters, but I also made honor standing and managed to get myself admitted for a degree at the nation's top ranked university.

If I can do it, you can do it too ronin.:)

If it feels like (or, felt like) you couldn't go down anymore, great, now you can only go up!

Best Wishes:)