Taking medical leave and feeling like a failure

JMS357
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:52:18 +0000

Please, don’t put yourself down for taking a medical leave of absence. In the grand scheme of things, as the poster above me put it, “your path has a detour.” In fact, you are far from a failure, you’re a very brave person for telling us how you felt about everything that’s been going on with you.

Don’t let your mental illness bring you down, the fact that your mom flew across the country to help you shows that you have a strong support system. It shows that no matter where you are, you will always have someone to talk to, whether it’s a family member, significant other, or professional. If you want to talk to someone else other than someone you know in person, consider texting the number 741741 with the message “Go”.

Make sure that other people you trust know how you are feeling, it’s good to get them out. Also, continue to go to your therapy sessions, it’s a great thing to have and take advantage of. Make sure that the therapist knows everything you want him/her to know, maybe even things that you wouldn’t tell your mom.

It might not be so great right now, but in the words of one of my favorite high school teachers, “The sun is still shining. The grass is still green. The sky is still blue. You have your health and your youth, and your family still loves you.” In other words, no matter what happens or how bad things may seem, you’re going to make it through.

Don’t give up yet, there’s so much for you to conquer. For now, think of this as pressing the pause button on a movie. This is your “pause” on your college career, it won’t hurt you at all. You have so much time to do the things that you want to get done, both inside and outside of college. You are going to do amazing things