I dropped out of university in 2010 and briefly returned in 2012 to get 50% in a half credit course. I have like 3 or 4 courses I failed because I was too psychotic to drop them. I have 11 out of 20 credits needed to graduate.
I can’t return full time or my disability would be affected. If I returned full time I could graduate in 2 years. If I go part time I could graduate in 4 years or more, maximum 10.
I would be taking all online courses from a school that is 4000 km away from me.
Should I enroll in a couple courses this coming fall, or should I say f%&^ that and just chill with zero goals.
IDK, I started college in 1984 when I was 23 and stopped that same year. I went back in person in 1990 and took two classes per semester for 5 years until 1995. I didn’t go back until 2008 when I was 47 and took online classes. I took one class per quarter until I finally graduated in 2023 at age 62. I’m not using my degree to get a job but I’m glad I got it and my diploma looks good on my wall. So it’s possible to get your degree at your age even if it’s slowly. It depends on what you want personally. It gave me great satisfaction going to school and getting my degree and you may feel the same way.
Do you want to get your degree to just fulfill a goal and have a degree or do you want it to help you get a job? It depends on what you want.
I don’t know what I want. Something came over me today. I didn’t really think about going to university again until today when I was hit by an impulse, and reset my password on the university website and looked over my final grades from back in 2012 and earlier. Almost 15 years ago.
I think it would be good for me to have something to do, but classes must be like 1500 or 2000 a pop now without the textbooks. I have until the end of summer to think it over, but it might be a good idea.
So you only need 9 credits to graduate? Go for it man. A degree is a huge achievement. Ik I’ll never finish my degree. I dropped out before 3rd year for Biology. If I ever went back it would be from scratch and probably for neuroscience.
At the same time, chilling and taking it easy is also a great life. Just relaxing. Focusing on hobbies, gaming, films, gym, and friends n family. You can still set goals without a formal degree.
Or pursue a hobby until you get to a degree level. I never studied music, but I’m past a bachelors with music production, mixing, mastering, sound engineering etc. All from my hobby.
I admit it would be nice to have that accomplishment. Congratulations on graduating.
I actually started university in 2003, but psychosis struck then too, and went back in 2007 to 2010. Went psychotic again, and then returned still psychotic in 2012.
Your second paragraph resonates with me. I know i dont need it, and like having nothing to do actually. However I’m not exactly thriving with no goals.
I think I might probably end up doing it. Right now I’m not certain of it, but I know how I am once I get the thought of something impulse and compulsion will push me into it.
Thanks! I stopped because I started a business, then at 29 got psychotic break. I wanted to understand schizo more but didn’t really get to learn much about it.
Yea but id already taken abnormal psych too. I probably should have taken it again.
I had one professor who said they can see schizophrenia in rat brain scans who have it but up to my understanding as humans we cant tell on a brainscan
I had my brain scanned at first admission to hospital in 2003 when I went psychotic but i dont remember it happening again unless they did it while i was unconscious.