Psychologist told me to not give up

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Easier said than done. Im a student who attends university but im lonely and feeling like a loser. I cant even start a conversation with anyone. Probably i will give up and leave education. But i dont want to be completely homebound. And im getting older. Too less options for me.

Why can't you start conversations? Do you get too anxious or simply don't know what to say? Some other reason? Does your university have any clubs you could join and socialize in?

Online college

College is not all it's cracked up to be

Especially after the recession

In 2003 the UCSD psychologist had the nerve to tell me that, people with bachelor degree earn one million dollars more than high school diploma"

In some situations, it is correct to lump them all together. In this situation, you have to say, STEM, humanities, social science, racism, sexism, homophobia, fatphobia, classism, autism.


Does the psychologist work for the school?

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In some cases, it is better to go to school

In some situations it is better to dropout

However, just because you are "lonely" doesn't mean you should dropout

If you have a better job opportunity right now, then you should dropout

I believe the OP is in a location which doesn't have too many online classes.

OP: Your psychologist is right. Don't give up. Study. Get good grades. Your primary objective should be getting your degree.

Be respectful to people---but you don't have to be a social butterfly to succeed in University. You do have to get good grades----even better than good grades if you're on scholarship.

I find that the "social aspects" of higher education are given too much emphasis.

What interests that you have that you could share with others at your school?

Let me tell you something that’s true: there are many weird people......much more of them than you can ever imagine.

The with quitting is this, when things go wrong in the future you will be asking yourself, "how would things have turned out if I hadn't quit". A good reason to remain is this, it demonstrates your staying power, that's useful when applying for jobs or other positions.

I remember being isolated when starting new schools, I stared at my peers from beyond the divide and seemed didn't know what to say. By the time I went to my second college I just put headphones on and listened to some heavy music, I found that helped me to be less hesitating in my movements and eventually I did make some friends.