My Life

sun_also_rises's picture

I feel like my life is spinning out of control. I'm hurting the ones I love and its killing me, when I get back to college, in a week, I'm going to the counseling center and going to get help.

So I came back home today and when I got back my mom received a letter from my college about the alcohol thing, except there's a problem, it says that I did drugs too. Now for background the first time I got in trouble it smelled like pot but I was not charged for it only alcohol and my mom is going to call and ask about it, though she just might not.

I'm so depressed because I know it will hurt my mom like nothing else, it makes me sick to my stomach and tears are welling up in my eyes as I write this. I don't know what to do, I hope for both our sakes she does not call. Its not like I have a drug problem or anything I have smoked twice in the last like 4 months granted its more because I’m not going to risk getting caught but I know my limits. I just hate hurting my mom. Today after she read the letter, I almost threw up and have felt light headed and dizzy all night. I don't think she'll believe that it wasn't me and while I do good in school, I don't do good enough for her to overlook this. And while this is not the case of my probelms it is the tipping point and I want to do something about it gets any worse

And I'm starting to think I might be depressed or have an anxiety disorder or something along those lines. Because I freak out over everything, I freak out every time I take a subway and while it hasn't stopped me yet, I'm sure it won't be long. I also have these random anxiety episodes, usually when I'm by myself at night and I became insanely irrational and feel like I can't breath and such. This has just gotten to the tipping point, I feel like I could break down at any moment.

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wild-blue-yonder's picture

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry. That sucks.

I know this is cliché, but don't give up. There's nowhere to go but up, you know? You have an advantage because you're obviously willing to do something to change things. Go to the counsellor, think about your options and what's important to you, and things will turn out so much better. This particular bad time will move on. Things will get better. And in the meantime, we'll be thinking of you.

*hugs*

Lol-taire's picture

Your university send letters

Your university send letters home to your parents! is that normal in the US?

If you're having panic attacks you should speak to someone because they're not fun but there are ways of coping with them. And try exercise and maybe meditation. Exercise helps me at the moment. Clears the mental state, even if sometimes you don't feel you can move to do any.

And it is normal to feel overwhelmed at this stage in your life. Lots of transition, lots of angst but with fewer safety nets. The safety nets are still there though, so don't forget to fall back on them if you need to.