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Sultana · 03-07-2006, 08:56 AM

To me, you sound like a person of extremes:
-You start off by having straight 4.0, then you crash down to failing.
-You work "three to four straight days in a computer lab with only time for showers and pizzas deliverd to the school buildings", then you completely ditch school.
-You aim to fulfill your parents well-intentioned wishes to get a job at a Fortune 500 company, and now you're completely unemployed, nothing yet done to change that.
-You go from not not talking to girls at all to dumping the entire contents of your heart in a Christmas card.

I would say that you need balance in your life.
Also, recognize that most people don't graduate with 4.0, or get jobs with Fortune 500 companies, or feel completely comfortable in every conceiveable social situation without any preparation...and you know what? It's OK. The rest of us do just fine. We thrive, even!

It's time for you to figure out what is important to you, and pursue *that*. Finishing those last two classes and graduating from college would be good, too. Don't leave that hanging. Getting some kind of job would also be good, it's time for you to be independant (and that effort can help give you a taste of reality, which college is not, by the way). You don't have to get the most amazing job ever right out of the gate, just get a job that'll pay the bills, and continue to look for something better if you want (and define what "something better" means to you).

And there's No shame in getting counseling. Everyone has these stumbling blocks in the road of life, counseling is kinda like a personal trainer who can evaluate your thought processes and suggest improvements and help make plans to get over this trouble patch, and learn valuable lessons in the process (vital!).

Good luck, and please keep us posted on the updates, K?

03-07-2006, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sultana Falling Angel Location: L.A. L.A. land	To me, you sound like a person of extremes: -You start off by having straight 4.0, then you crash down to failing. -You work "three to four straight days in a computer lab with only time for showers and pizzas deliverd to the school buildings", then you completely ditch school. -You aim to fulfill your parents well-intentioned wishes to get a job at a Fortune 500 company, and now you're completely unemployed, nothing yet done to change that. -You go from not not talking to girls at all to dumping the entire contents of your heart in a Christmas card. I would say that you need balance in your life. Also, recognize that most people don't graduate with 4.0, or get jobs with Fortune 500 companies, or feel completely comfortable in every conceiveable social situation without any preparation...and you know what? It's OK. The rest of us do just fine. We thrive, even! It's time for you to figure out what is important to you, and pursue that. Finishing those last two classes and graduating from college would be good, too. Don't leave that hanging. Getting some kind of job would also be good, it's time for you to be independant (and that effort can help give you a taste of reality, which college is not, by the way). You don't have to get the most amazing job ever right out of the gate, just get a job that'll pay the bills, and continue to look for something better if you want (and define what "something better" means to you). And there's No shame in getting counseling. Everyone has these stumbling blocks in the road of life, counseling is kinda like a personal trainer who can evaluate your thought processes and suggest improvements and help make plans to get over this trouble patch, and learn valuable lessons in the process (vital!). Good luck, and please keep us posted on the updates, K? __________________ "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." - Matt Groening My goal? To fulfill my potential.