I think I'm a failure...

TA3021
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:39 +0000

If you still wish to talk, please let us know how your appointment goes on Thursday!



It went very well. This psychiatrist is brilliant. Forget the doubts I’ve had before; he is easy to talk to and knowledgeable.

He diagnosed me with mild Asperger’s I didn’t bring up the topic and I asked him why he thought this. He said it was based on my history and the way I presented myself.
I have more to say, but I should make a topic on the LD forum.

I talked to the school today and kept calm. I just told them that everything was fine and they accepted that. I still have to talk to one of their psychologists for at least a semester. Oh well.
I may sound pompous when I say this, but I don’t think people should just take such careers just because they passed the courses. I have a feeling that those school psychologists just choose that path because they weren’t able to become lawyers or doctors. They were trying to cover their insecurities about not knowing what they’re doing.
For these kind of reasons, I hate the politically correct notion of encouraging everyone to get such high paying careers or even saying that everyone belongs in college altogether. Why don’t they just make the curriculum more rigorous to weed out the unqualified? Meaning those who can’t form their own opinions and do everything by the letter, no matter how wrong and stupid it looks.
I’m not saying that plumbers and electricians are stupid, but people who should aim for realistic trades instead are now the ones counseling me! I mean, I know I’m incapable of become a doctor, but I’m not applying to med school! Even if I did pass the courses, I don’t have the innate ability to retain such medical knowledge and apply it to real life situations because that’s not where my gifts lie.
Maybe I should speak to the other psychologist and see if I could see her instead…

I registered for classes yesterday. As I said before, I can’t wait! I’m taking Philosophy, Anthropology, Educational Psychology and Speech this semester. I’m lucky to have such an interesting course load as I registered late. I heard that it’s a lot of reading, which is great because it’ll keep me busy and I love reading. It’s a fresh new start for me and hopefully a more eventful year.