Home schooling problem, please help?
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Ok, so i have a problem at school. Im a junior in high school and found out i have anxiety and i get panic attacks almost everyday at school. I start freaking out and scared that i might get a panic attack during a certain class then i end up getting them anyways. I went to my doctor and she didn’t help. I’ve been going to see a number of counselors too. But going to psychiatrists and counselors interferes with school because i have to miss school to go, therefor i have a number of absences. I missed school today because i cant take it anymore. Everyday the same thing. I go to school, i usually try to do my work, but im so afraid of getting a panic attack that it usually ends up happening anyway then all im thinking about is the time and how many minutes until the bell rings so i can just get out of that class.Or sometimes i ask to go to the restroom and stay there the whole class period because when i get a panic attack i start to shake and i feel the urge to go to the restroom so bad. And i don’t do my school work, so i have to take it home for home work. Also when we do tests and stuff i know im not doing my best because i rush through it and i just cant concentrate or i didn’t learn anything. ahhh, i cant take this anymore. So today when i woke up i started crying because i know that next week we have our final exams and their a huge percent of our grade. i cannot stay in a class the whole day and i know im gonna do horrible and fail. This is my junior year its the most important and i cant fail. So i told my mom if she withdraw me and home school me but she says no. She thinks that there is nothing wrong with me because when i am home i don’t get panic attacks and she thinks its all in my head and im doing this for attention, but im not! She tells me that if i don’t want to go to school that’s my choice and shes not gonna pay for me to get home schooled that if i drop out, i drop out. What should i do?? I cant go to school…. but i still want to get an education.
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Ok, so i have a problem at school. Im a junior in high school and found out i have anxiety and i get panic attacks almost everyday at school. I start freaking out and scared that i might get a panic attack during a certain class then i end up getting them anyways. I went to my doctor and she didn’t help. I’ve been going to see a number of counselors too. But going to psychiatrists and counselors interferes with school because i have to miss school to go, therefor i have a number of absences. I missed school today because i cant take it anymore. Everyday the same thing. I go to school, i usually try to do my work, but im so afraid of getting a panic attack that it usually ends up happening anyway then all im thinking about is the time and how many minutes until the bell rings so i can just get out of that class.Or sometimes i ask to go to the restroom and stay there the whole class period because when i get a panic attack i start to shake and i feel the urge to go to the restroom so bad. And i don’t do my school work, so i have to take it home for home work. Also when we do tests and stuff i know im not doing my best because i rush through it and i just cant concentrate or i didn’t learn anything. ahhh, i cant take this anymore. So today when i woke up i started crying because i know that next week we have our final exams and their a huge percent of our grade. i cannot stay in a class the whole day and i know im gonna do horrible and fail. This is my junior year its the most important and i cant fail. So i told my mom if she withdraw me and home school me but she says no. She thinks that there is nothing wrong with me because when i am home i don’t get panic attacks and she thinks its all in my head and im doing this for attention, but im not! She tells me that if i don’t want to go to school that’s my choice and shes not gonna pay for me to get home schooled that if i drop out, i drop out. What should i do?? I cant go to school…. but i still want to get an education.
thanks to those who took the time to read that.
and please any advice?
July 17th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
People that don’t deal with panic attacks and severe anxiety tend to condescend others who do. I just ended up fighting a whole lot through highschool and that didn’t help at all. Ever thought about just getting your GED and working? In the meantime you could work on your anxiety and hopefully go into a trade school or college when you’re better at controlling it. This world sucks and the lack of empathy in it will simply drive you insane if you expect any of it. I’ve always thought of a certain song line to myself, “Walk on boy, ain’t nobody in this whole damn world gonna help you carry your load”. Good luck friend. Travis
July 17th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Okay, so you’re mom says she won’t home school you, but if you live in a large enough area, near or in a big city, I’m willing to bet there are home school communities, where you could possibly get your education there. Some of these home school communities, from what I’ve seen work almost like regular school only the class size is really, really low. (i’m talking 5 people or less here) for each subject and a different parent teaches different subjects.That’s not everywhere, but it could be a solution. I know its not exactly what you want, but it could be okay, for your needs. You might want to do some research on the net about it. If its really, really bad, (and this is the LAST option) just drop out and take the test for the GED. You obviously have a real problem, and its not being solved.
I’m sure you’ve already tried medication to get rid of your panic attacks, so maybe you could try homeopathic methods, accupunture or perhaps hypnosis? I know it sounds crazy but if I was in your situation I’d try every method available to me to get rid of that…because you are not going to be in high school forever and then what will happen? Good luck. T.
July 20th, 2010 at 2:32 am
Treatment
Panic disorder can be effectively treated with a variety of interventions including psychological therapies, medication, and self-help techniques, with the evidence that cognitive behaviour therapy has the longest duration of effect, followed by specific selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Many people who suffer from panic disorder are worried that their panic attacks mean they’re ‘going crazy’ or that the panic might induce a heart attack. ‘Cognitive restructuring’ (changing one’s way of thinking) helps people replace those thoughts with more realistic, positive ways of viewing the attacks. Johnny