I'm too stupid to ever go back to school.

[Misty Avich]

I think this is fair however my concern (in my post anyway) was regarding the way he speaks about himself. He uses some very unfair and ugly words with which to refer to himself. A person may have a neurological condition; that does not necessarily equate to lack of intelligence.

I also realize that other people can be cruel, especially in environments like school or work, but we should really not allow ourselves to internalize this cruelty and not use those mean-spirited words towards ourselves.

I understand how he feels though. I hate myself too. I don't know how to love myself, because if I did I'm scared I'll be a narcissist or something. There seems to be bias against people who love themselves.

 

[Masked Man]

I understand how he feels though. I hate myself too. I don't know how to love myself, because if I did I'm scared I'll be a narcissist or something. There seems to be bias against people who love themselves.

I get it, but I think there needs to be a balance. For myself, rather than what I would call "love" I prefer acceptance. I accept myself. I have flaws that I can work on and work to change, but overall I accept that I am a flawed human being, just like everyone else. And when my brain begins the negative self-talk, I really make a serious attempt to shut that down. I would never speak to a friend that way, so I treat myself the way I would treat a friend.

 

[DeFunkCat]

Let's admit it. A 0 GPA ruined my chances. I just can't retain information. You can tutor me for hours but in minutes I will forget it all. No study methods work.

I am tired of my friends pumping crap in my brain that I can do it and I am not stupid. I am tired of hearing success stories of people who were dumb go back now with straight A's grades with bachelor and master degrees while I barely passed high school.

I was told I was a dumb idiot I was retarded and everything. Your grades in college really gets to you emotionally. Remembering seeing F's on my tests make me still cry and feel like a dumb moron so I am done with anyone telling me I can be different.

Study? degrees? Success? Enormous expectations created by an ableist world with ableist expectations. I’ve done heaps of study and am considered well… successful. Would I do it again? I would not. I would have taken a different path. Not so much money but I would have had a happier life better suited to my brain. Pro muso and writer. My youngest son could have done any thing he wanted. He didn’t study he followed his heart. He is a successful tattooist. Study is massively overrated. Be happy, find your passion. I wish I had done so when I was younger.

 

[Rachie]

From the posts I have seen from you, I woud say to me you appear to be capable of going onto further study. If there are any issues there is support with learning. Your posts read fine with no problems with grammar. You don't need to actually be smart to study. For I studied one subject under pressure and had no interest in most of it. I felt like most of it I was out of place. Just knew how to organise a decent essay together on what I read. I was rumbled though pretty much one day when trying to blag on a presentation. I had a passion though for one element a redeeming feature. Passed but not claiming much beyond being able to structure an essay from what I read, pretty much.

I would think most can do that at advanced level as well.