[whispershadow]

My learning difficulty wasn't diagnosed at all in school so as a result I was stuck in what was considered the "stupid kids and troublemakers" class, which meant the teachers we had basically did our work for us just to make sure we stood the best chance at passing our exam and I was one of the few who actually wanted to learn in the class, but due to learning difficulty and due to the fact that most others in the class spent all lesson messing around I was never able to learn much and still struggle to this day with some subjects, for example maths

Anyone else struggle in school?

[DarknessIsMyFriend]

Yup. Finished high school with a 1.7 GPA even.


I had issues with my mental health and difficulties being bullied while the school refused to do anything about it. They put me in special ed classes that didn't help me learn enough and I was constantly being bullied and harassed because I was a white nerdy overweight kid in a primarily black and Hispanic school. I was constantly beat physically by wanna be gangsta kids because of my appearance and personality.



I finally gave up and ditched school any chance I took. I decided I would rather make money off being a professional gamer because gaming was the only thing I was good at. Figured I didn't need school when I could win several hundred grand off eSport tournaments.


Also didn't help that my mother didn't give a flying **** and wouldn't teach me skills I needed to survive in the real world because she would lie to the Doctors and have me doped on pills I didn't need to the point where I could barely function in school.


So yeah school was a living hell for me.

[PyschCentral_User25]

Originally Posted by whispershadow

My learning difficulty wasn't diagnosed at all in school so as a result I was stuck in what was considered the "stupid kids and troublemakers" class, which meant the teachers we had basically did our work for us just to make sure we stood the best chance at passing our exam and I was one of the few who actually wanted to learn in the class, but due to learning difficulty and due to the fact that most others in the class spent all lesson messing around I was never able to learn much and still struggle to this day with some subjects, for example maths

Anyone else struggle in school?

Hey there,

Sometimes I've wondered if I have/had a learning disability myself too. I'm sorry to hear that you were stuck in what you can call "lower-level classes" which aren't bad, you know? They may just go at a relatively, much lower pace, or have lower standards, but again -- that's not such a bad thing either haha.

I mean, it sounds like you're worried and you do care about your education, and the fact that you might've not fully taken advantage of it or that you wish you should have -- and hey, that's really great. School is school, you know. It doesn't really prove how "smart" you are. I mean, sure grades and tests can measure your "knowledge" on something, but hey, not everyone is going to master "conjugating words" or master "box and whisker plots". I think it's great that you care, that's a start. Maybe this can push you to do something more you know? Maybe that's going back to school, maybe it's talking to your doctor and getting diagnosed or something.

I think you're smart enough to care, and that's great, it really is. But hey, don't be so hard on yourself!

: )

[whispershadow]

Originally Posted by PyschCentral_User25

Hey there,

Sometimes I've wondered if I have/had a learning disability myself too. I'm sorry to hear that you were stuck in what you can call "lower-level classes" which aren't bad, you know? They may just go at a relatively, much lower pace, or have lower standards, but again -- that's not such a bad thing either haha.

I mean, it sounds like you're worried and you do care about your education, and the fact that you might've not fully taken advantage of it or that you wish you should have -- and hey, that's really great. School is school, you know. It doesn't really prove how "smart" you are. I mean, sure grades and tests can measure your "knowledge" on something, but hey, not everyone is going to master "conjugating words" or master "box and whisker plots". I think it's great that you care, that's a start. Maybe this can push you to do something more you know? Maybe that's going back to school, maybe it's talking to your doctor and getting diagnosed or something.

I think you're smart enough to care, and that's great, it really is. But hey, don't be so hard on yourself!

: )

I went to college and it was only while at college that I was diagnosed.

[DarknessIsMyFriend]

School isn't all that it's cracked up to be anyways.


Just go to the library or get a Lynda.com subscription. Why pay thousands of dollars for an education when you can learn the same things for a fraction of the price? If you absolutely must go to college, find a cheap community college and pay for it entirely by grants and scholarships.


P.S I am a bit salty because my reply never got enough attention lol

[whispershadow]

Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend

School isn't all that it's cracked up to be anyways.


Just go to the library or get a Lynda.com subscription. Why pay thousands of dollars for an education when you can learn the same things for a fraction of the price? If you absolutely must go to college, find a cheap community college and pay for it entirely by grants and scholarships.


P.S I am a bit salty because my reply never got enough attention lol

Sorry I saw it but I probably forgot to reply cause I have no brain

It's just frustrating and stressful, cause at school I wanted to learn and kept asking for help but the schools I went to were crap so they never bothered to help, they was just like "you're fine" and those of us in those classes they basically did our work for us and let the naughty kids mess around, those of us who wanted to learn were left to get on with whatever we wanted to do and the teachers basically did our work for us

[DarknessIsMyFriend]

Originally Posted by whispershadow

Sorry I saw it but I probably forgot to reply cause I have no brain

It's just frustrating and stressful, cause at school I wanted to learn and kept asking for help but the schools I went to were crap so they never bothered to help, they was just like "you're fine" and those of us in those classes they basically did our work for us and let the naughty kids mess around, those of us who wanted to learn were left to get on with whatever we wanted to do and the teachers basically did our work for us

It cool I understand


Yea same here. I think I would have been better off being a drop out and telling my mother to go **** herself and running away from home instead of listening to her lies and dealing with bullies making my life a living hell. Would have probably learned more getting a GED without the drama and heartache and I would have been free of my mother. I was too much of a damn ***** to do anything though.


Oh well.

[Medusax]

"Also didn't help that my mother didn't give a flying ****"

Darkness???? You and I are getting to be more alike the more we talk. I was overweight as well and my mom was as well but she rode me about mine? She had been POPULAR in school, and just LOVED it. She couldn't/wouldn't understand what I was going through. I could have done better in school had I wanted to but I H-A-T-E-D it so much, that I didn't care. Do you still battle weight? I do...

[DarknessIsMyFriend]

Originally Posted by Medusax

"Also didn't help that my mother didn't give a flying ****"

Darkness???? You and I are getting to be more alike the more we talk. I was overweight as well and my mom was as well but she rode me about mine? She had been POPULAR in school, and just LOVED it. She couldn't/wouldn't understand what I was going through. I could have done better in school had I wanted to but I H-A-T-E-D it so much, that I didn't care. Do you still battle weight? I do...

I'm not really overweight anymore. I mainly just have a gut and ugly stretch marks that I am insecure about that I want to get rid of.


The only reason why I dropped weight was because there was a period of 1-2 years where I couldn't afford a decent meal so I lived off ramen and sandwiches. Lost 80 pounds because I was constantly calorie starved. I used to be 240 but I dropped to 160. I am now somewhere between 170-180.

[Medusax]

Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend

I'm not really overweight anymore. I mainly just have a gut and ugly stretch marks that I am insecure about that I want to get rid of.


The only reason why I dropped weight was because there was a period of 1-2 years where I couldn't afford a decent meal so I lived off ramen and sandwiches. Lost 80 pounds because I was constantly calorie starved. I used to be 240 but I dropped to 160. I am now somewhere between 170-180.

I was a fitness nut for years. but I was on the heavy side in Jr. H and HS. THEN, in college I was full blown anorexic for about two years. Don't think of them as stretch marks! Think of them as racing stripes!!!