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perfection I’ll never reach

harrypotter
harrypotter

My whole life I’ve been under the pressure of going on to great things for as long as I can remember I was told I was a Genius the older I get the more the stress breaks me if I don’t have straight A+ I’m failing I don’t know how to handle failure bc I’ve never been taught how to cope with it I’m expected to get a full scholarship to Harvard law I started college classes in my tenth year and I’m scared on how to handle everything bc I feel myself slipping I see my grades falling which in truth only makes my depression worse 

Ghostwolf04
Ghostwolf04
Maybe you need to take a slower approach. I too have a high iq, but I struggled my first year of actual college. Sure it helped doing college calculus and other classes while still in highschool, but college was very stressful and I felt like I wasn't allowed to have any life.
I did better only going to school part time and working part time. I got a lot of experience from working and seeing people everyday at work helped my loneliness.
I hope things get better for you. Just remember it won't be that stressful forever.
Barry
Barry
Setting high targets creates stress and disappointment. Just do the best you can.
baileyf14
baileyf14
I am so sorry you are dealing with this. College can be very very stressful at times. Is there any way that you could take less classes so you are not so stressed? Taking a lot of hours can really put a strain on you. It is so awesome that you got into Harvard! That is such a huge success! I hope everything gets better.
Ncoover
Ncoover
I am so sorry you have been put under so much pressure to be perfect. That was never fair to you, no matter your intelligence level. It's hard hearing those expectations as you begin to put them on yourself. I think a big thing for you to do is to be able to explore and identify who you are/want to be, not who everyone else might want you to be.
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