Question Posted Wednesday December 6 2006, 5:19 pm
my name is Rachel and iam 17 years old and iam a special ed student and i've been feeling really depressed lately i've been going to sleep really early lately about 5:00pm as soon as i get home from school and i don't wake up until the next morning i've been really upset becouse i found out just becouse iam in special ed that i can't even go to a tech collage without going to the tech collage here to get my ged first and i've always dreamed of becoming a special ed teacher but now that i know that i can't i've been upset and my dad died when i was 12 so i've been thinking about that lately and that's got me feeling depressed so i've been crying myself to sleep every night for the past night what should i do?
sizzlinmandolin answered Wednesday December 6 2006, 7:35 pm: If you set your mind to it you can do anything. I know people say that all the time, but that's because it's true. If you keep your head up and stop feeling sorry for yourself you can get to where you want to be. Get your GED and then go to college. If you stay optimistic it won't be hard to do. I'm sure there are lots of people that will support you and help you get through this. In life, you can either give up or fight. You've faced many obstacles in your life and you haven't given up yet. Don't give up now. Keep trying. From the sound of it, I think that you would make a great special education teacher. You'd be able to connect with your students on a whole different level than someone that hasn't been through what you have. If you work hard and you make it, you will be such an inspiration and a role model to your students. You can be the hero to them that you didn't have. The world would be a better place if there were more people out there like you that cared so much. My advice for you is to set up a meeting with the guidance counselor at your school. Your guidance counselor should be able to answer any questions you have and should be able to make you feel much better about your future. If you have any trouble getting over your depression, seek help for that too. Bring it up to your guidance counselor. Good luck! :) [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
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