Feeling Unmotivated to Finish Junior Year

UnsentDementor
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:04:53 +0000

I’m so sorry you are going through all of this. There is a lot to consider from what you’ve written, but the priority above all should be your mental health. This includes your feeling of safety at home. I hope you have trusted people to talk to (including trusted people who you can talk to about other trusted people in your life, knowing their first priority is your happiness rather their relationship with the other authority figures or your academic standing). I think with the three-legged stool of your therapist, schools counselors, and parents you are in a pretty solid place but it would be absolutely reasonable to reach out to other trusted adults for additional support (extended family, parents of good friends, etc.) It’s more important to find your way out of the funk (with help) than to worry about the ramifications of missed science opportunities. You can get to where you need to go, and maybe it’s state school (which is awesome especially for sciences) but you haven’t closed doors on other opportunities either. Just off the top of my head I think things like research or gap year could be considerations but only AFTER stabilizing your emotional well-being. Hugs!