TheComfortCorner | v.6

[leverage]

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id love some help please.

i had an english essay due about a month back, about the book The Odyssey, and how Odysseus portrayed the actions of a character blah blah. i have barely started it, since i didnt understand how to write all the information out on paper [the information that i dont have ugh.] so now im here, a month after the due date, still trying to figure out what to write. i want to ask my teacher if i could stay after school, but im so anxious because its been a month and i havent even confronted her about it. Im worried she'll get angry or disappointed.?? Aghh i keep on telling myself ill do it but then anxiety kicks in again

ahh im kinda panicking,i really want to talk to the teacher but?? im so scared??

thank you so much, may i possibly get another answer please? how do i approach the teacher and state my case? im very nervous ;w; class ends in twenty minutes gahh

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Go up, apologize, be respectful, explain the reason, and ask for help. Sound sincere. One things for certain, don't try and push the blame- don't say the prompt was too hard, or the teacher wasn't around, or anything like that. Make sure you phrase it so everything is you're fault and that you're looking for forgiveness, not just points- it makes you look more mature.
Good luck!

[food ☕️]

id love some help please.

i had an english essay due about a month back, about the book The Odyssey, and how Odysseus portrayed the actions of a character blah blah. i have barely started it, since i didnt understand how to write all the information out on paper [the information that i dont have ugh.] so now im here, a month after the due date, still trying to figure out what to write. i want to ask my teacher if i could stay after school, but im so anxious because its been a month and i havent even confronted her about it. Im worried she'll get angry or disappointed.?? Aghh i keep on telling myself ill do it but then anxiety kicks in again

ahh im kinda panicking,i really want to talk to the teacher but?? im so scared??

ask her! don't be too worried about it, i've had to do things like this as well, and though it's nerve wracking, they deal with this sort of stuff every day, it's their job. i would let her know what happened, but don't make an "excuse" as to why it wasn't complete, just apologize and ask if you could work there after school, even though you're aware your grade might be effected for tardiness. i completely understand panicking, as i feel a need to flee each time i address a teacher, but you've got to realize what's at stake and pull through. by tomorrow, they probably won't even remember the encounter. most teachers are more than willing to help, though there are a small few that are complete jerks. i really hope yours isn't one of them and will indeed help out. i wish you the best of luck. oh, one more note. by asking teachers things like this, more than half the time the recognize you actually care about your grade and that you put in effort. also know that you should never hold back when needing to speak to a teacher about school, as it's your future and if you truly care about it like you make it appear, you'll need to adjust to make sure you get everything completed as see fit. (on a side note: i've read the odyssey too, and though the myth stories were interesting, i'm quite familiar with that sucky "morals" stuff, so i feel your pain, haha)

[dakotaawolven]

Okay so, no need to reply, I'm just going on a little rant...

So, I'm almost out of high school and I've already found a college I'd like to attend..If I go to college that is. You see, horses are my passion. I've been training them for five years already, and I'm even giving riding lessons to a couple people already. And this college has a great horse program and a beautiful campus(I've been to visit it), but it's soo expensive and there's no way I'll get a scholarship because my grades suck.

My mom expects me to go to a great college and get perfect grades. The thing is, she graduated her sophomore year, went to college (pregnant and then raising me) and went into a decent profession(she worked at a hospital before I was born and is a certified helicopter pilot). She is very successful and puts a lot of high expectations on me. For instance, I HAVE to take advanced classes and I'm not allowed to take even one class that is considered "easy".

Well, I want to go into the profession of horse training and being a riding instructor, and I've already been successfully training horses for five years. But my mom doesn't really support that and for some reason still thinks I'm going to be a veterinarian, which is what I wanted to be when I was little. Even though I've told her my change in career path a million times.

I honestly just want to get my GED, but I know she will flip out on me. I mean, I'm used to being a disappointment, she tells me I'm one every time I see her practically(I should say she stays with her boyfriend most of the time and only comes home maybe once or twice a week, yells at me because the house isn't completely spotless and clean or I apparently did something wrong, then she leaves the next day). But I hate the feeling of being such a disappointing daughter. I've been dealing with this for years, ever since I got my first C in middle school...But what no one seems to realise except for a few of my good friends, is that she's worn me down so much that I feel like I'm so far gone that I have no motivation what so ever to do any of my homework, except for a little bit for the teachers I really love(almost all my teachers are amazing, I love them and hate letting them down, but this lack of motivation is killing me). It's gotten to the point where it feels like my teachers care more about my mental state than my own mother does. She calls me a disappointment and an embarrassment, and doesn't care if there are other people around to hear it.

I feel like I'm worthless to her and that she wants a different kid, not me. And my birthday was the 3rd and her boyfriend got me a present and she didn't. all she did was yell at me because the house was a "disaster". The truth? There were dishes in the sink, that was it. I'm just so... EXHAUSTED and I don't know what to do anymore. I can't wait until I can move out. I just...*sigh* I feel like I'm closer to people I barely see than with my own mother. I wish I could live with my dad but he lives two hours away and that would mean putting a huge responsibility on him and moving away from all my friends and I couldn't do that.

Everything has just been so stressful that all I feel is exhausted and shut down...

[equin0x]

2017 can't possibly get any worse.

i've been sick and bedridden since sunday with a severe flu, which sucks on its own. to make matters worse, though, end of term exams for my school are next week, and my teachers don't seem to understand that i won't be able to make up all of this week's missed work and study for exams. i pride myself on being a good student, but i feel like my life is falling apart around me right now.

as if that wasn't enough to drive me over the edge, my siamese kitten has been hooked up to an iv at the vet hospital all night long. we took him in the other day when we decided something wasn't right. we had just come back from a trip, but our cat wasn't eating or playing like he normally does. we assumed he was just stressed from us leaving and would return to normal soon enough. he didn't recover, however, so we took him in to the vet who said he was experiencing some kind of liver failure. they've performed all kinds of to see what could be causing it, but the treatments for most of the possible issues are more than we can afford. plus, many of them involve surgery, and he has had complications with anesthesia in the past. there really isn't much hope at this point. i've been crying off and on throughout the day. he is an incredibly young cat (9 months) to have these health problems, and one of my favorite cats that i've ever had. he just has so much personality, and is so playful and affectionate. it is devastating to see him this way.

[My Immortal]

I love my sister, but it really hurts that my mom completely supports her is getting a service dog, but refuses to even let me get my dog certified as an ESA. My disability effects me greatly. I can't be home alone, I can't drive, I can't go on walks on my own, I can't go in stores alone, I have panic attacks every time I have to work, I have nightmares, paranoia so that I can barely function eating at a restaurant, I get so dizzy I can't walk, I get paralyzed for hours at a time, I had to be transported out of the 21 pilots concert due to a seizure. I have conversion disorder, PNES, PTSD, depression, anxiety... and it effects me in every aspect of my life. My sister has essential tremor and gets dizzy. Basically, since my problem is psychologically based, I can't have a service dog. But I just don't understand. I have the same symptoms as her, plus. So why is she more needing than me.

Alright... Rant over.

[sillies]

this is a smol issue but

iv'e been sick now for the past three weeks

because my friend got me sick. I went to the doctor's and got tests run but nothing came back positive so hopefully it'll pass soon but man this is the longest I've ever been sick -_-

[kolechia]

Right, I just need a bit of comfort here please-

I have a huge problem, it may not seem like much to some but to me it is.
You see in our school we have forms we are in for 20 minutes a day
(minus Fridays) We are put in forms based around subjects
we are bad at in order to get better.

That doesn't sound bad right?

But it is- and let me explain why. For starters, it isn't even accurate. I'm
put in an ITC form when I am meant to be in a maths one (and I want
to be in a maths one) and we don't even get a pick or say where we go.
My sister did this when she was in her year but she got to pick her subject
but nope we don't! My friend is bad in English, he got the like an F yet
he is in a History form which is doing just fine in.

We are meant to be doing course work, but none of the other forms seem
to be doing this heck my friend just eats food and gets to watch movies
in his form instead of work! I have to sit doing ITC stuff and none of what
we are doing is helping me, at all. I have been stuck there for 6 weeks...
Correct me if I'm wrong on my maths here but 4 x 6 (because 4 days a week
because no Friday as we do something else)is 24... 24 x 20 is 480 and divide that by 60 is 8.
so I have wasted over 8 hours worth of work doing NOTHING helpful or productive.
I have been doing this for over six weeks like I said, if it hasn't helped me for those six weeks
I don't think it is going to help me at all.

Also, this is stressing me out a ton. I have nobody I can talk to, my tutor is horrible
and I do not trust him or feel safe to talk to him. I'm struggling with some of this
but I have no one I can ask for help. Nobody likes me so I'm just on my own.
This has actually given me breakdowns, a lot of them. Like I literally had
one at 12am yesterday because I was going back to school and had to go
to form. It is only 20 minutes yes but just me, when you are bored they
drag oooon.

Also, I don't think I can move. My friend was in an ITC form but was moved
to History. We have Exams soon so I'm hoping the grades might change
and I can move?

I'm not putting up with this but I don't know what to do
about it. I can't talk to my tutor, he scares me too much. I need a bit of advice
here and some motivation. Maybe I'm overreacting but I hate this so much-
and I'm really stuck what to do. I might talk to my History teacher as I trust her
a lot...but I don't think she can do much. I also can't talk to adults very well
as due to in year 7 (I'm waaaay past this now soo) I had a HORRIBLE head of
house who was super biased and hated my guts, making me not trust her
or want to go there. She was also super rude and bitter to everyone
and never took anyones problems seriously, Idk how she even got the job-

I don't trust my house office because of this ^^ I had to put up with
her for 3 years. She isn't there anymore but I still can't go there.
I also can't say this outloud either because 1. I'll cry 2. I'm scared
people will just laugh at me- 3. I'm not a good speaker at all....

I'm ranting I know but I REALLY needed to get that out of my system :')

I would prefer to talk about this a bit more privately but honestly,
I'm desprate at this point

wow you know you're a baby when you are crying as you type this

[winged-backpack]

Hi! Can I get a PM from anyone who has had experience writing a personal statement please? I'm struggling on how to start because there's this really cool summer school that I'd like to apply for but we have to write a personal statement for it. Any tips/help is appreciated!

(If anyone knows of a more fitting forum I could post in for help as well would be great!)

[snubbulls]

Oh god
I fell for him
But he has a boyfriend
And dear god I love him
And I think he was hitting on me?
I don't know what to do because he's my best friend
Oh lord

[Planet Karma]

Well I lost my job today. But maybe it means I was meant to find something better. The stress of being an adult can be overwhelming sometimes.
And I took some anxiety medication for the first time. It feels so uncomfortable. Like my mind is swimming in freezing cold water. Hopefully it'll make me sleepy. Ugh.