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ConquerSelf · 08-26-2008, 05:41 AM

I am a two-time reigning world champion college dropout

Seriously lol.

Haha I started out at a University last fall, and during that semester dove into complete apathy, indifference, and downright depression.

Truthfully, I felt helpless and not in control of myself. I had big plans for college; I was preparing to live the 'college lifestyle' and when I got there I turned inward, never socialized, failed EVERY class LOL, and was so damn confused. I don't know if that's part of growing up, but I had such mixed feelings, lack of desire, and complete laziness and procrastination. Funny story actually, I used to write my english papers the half hour before class started, conjure up some BS artistry, run down print it at the libary and actually get to class on........
nah, I was always like 10 minutes late LOL. But yeh, I did no work and I let people get the best of me.

Now, I was pathetic I'll be the first to admit, completely different than I was in high school. BUT, I now believe that because of how low I fell, I was able to grow that much higher. Long story short, I dropped out of college twice, built myself from the ground up, and I am so freaking proud of how far I've come in just one year.

Let me be the first to tell you to keep your head held high and follow your own intuition. The number one reason I felt so empty was because I was not in control. I wasn't the captain of my own ship. I had become so swayed by everyone else that I let outside influence determine my course of action. Take a very extended break for awhile, and just kick back and relax. There's nothing so serious about life, only what you make it out to be. Take it one day at a time and resist the urge to live life in worry like everyone wants to drag you into. Explore, learn, smile. That's it. But the most important thing to remember is to DEFINE YOURSELF WHATEVER THAT MEANS TO YOU.

08-26-2008, 05:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
ConquerSelf Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: a place far too dirty Posts: 46	I am a two-time reigning world champion college dropout Seriously lol. Haha I started out at a University last fall, and during that semester dove into complete apathy, indifference, and downright depression. Truthfully, I felt helpless and not in control of myself. I had big plans for college; I was preparing to live the 'college lifestyle' and when I got there I turned inward, never socialized, failed EVERY class LOL, and was so damn confused. I don't know if that's part of growing up, but I had such mixed feelings, lack of desire, and complete laziness and procrastination. Funny story actually, I used to write my english papers the half hour before class started, conjure up some BS artistry, run down print it at the libary and actually get to class on........ nah, I was always like 10 minutes late LOL. But yeh, I did no work and I let people get the best of me. Now, I was pathetic I'll be the first to admit, completely different than I was in high school. BUT, I now believe that because of how low I fell, I was able to grow that much higher. Long story short, I dropped out of college twice, built myself from the ground up, and I am so freaking proud of how far I've come in just one year. Let me be the first to tell you to keep your head held high and follow your own intuition. The number one reason I felt so empty was because I was not in control. I wasn't the captain of my own ship. I had become so swayed by everyone else that I let outside influence determine my course of action. Take a very extended break for awhile, and just kick back and relax. There's nothing so serious about life, only what you make it out to be. Take it one day at a time and resist the urge to live life in worry like everyone wants to drag you into. Explore, learn, smile. That's it. But the most important thing to remember is to DEFINE YOURSELF WHATEVER THAT MEANS TO YOU. __________________ give em hell Last edited by ConquerSelf; 08-26-2008 at 05:56 AM.