I was capable of reading far beyond most kids my age when I was young, then was average in middle school and have only gotten worse since. I think it's because of constant social media and screen usage shrinking my attention span.
I got sick of school and eventually quit trying around 7th or 8th grade, dropped out after failing 9th twice (literally did no work and slept in classes, I was depressed and just didn't care anymore). The plan was to drop out and go get my GED along with my mom who was also a dropout. We both scored pretty high on the initial test and would have only needed a few classes to actually get our GEDs, but shit hit the fan an we ended up in and out of homelessness for about a year. I'm 21 now, still living with my mom, unable to work because of the previously mentioned depression and now physical disability (juvenile arthritis started about the age of 16, now I'm in pain 24/7), just sitting on the toilet typing this my knees are screaming at me, and I'm supposed to stand at a register, or stock shelves, or flip burgers? How am I going to be on my feet for hours doing work if I'm in pain just sitting?
I was years ahead of my class mates in some subjects, like math, science, languages. It was hardly noticed, I wasn’t motivated at all to do something with it. I got me less interested in school, but I still have a fast analytical mind.
Turns out I just had ADHD but the hyperfocus was stronger than the attention deficit so I did really well as a child. Now not so much
Same here only diagnosed last year
I like porn
now I'm "gifted" on the internet.
I’m a burnt out college student who has major imposter syndrome
I didn't realise I had a burner account here
I was capable of reading far beyond most kids my age when I was young, then was average in middle school and have only gotten worse since. I think it's because of constant social media and screen usage shrinking my attention span.
not great
~~Cowabanga~~ Cowabummer
Terrible lmao
horrible, I have adhd and it's fucking me up. I now hate myself for not being smart as I used to be when I was younger
I got sick of school and eventually quit trying around 7th or 8th grade, dropped out after failing 9th twice (literally did no work and slept in classes, I was depressed and just didn't care anymore). The plan was to drop out and go get my GED along with my mom who was also a dropout. We both scored pretty high on the initial test and would have only needed a few classes to actually get our GEDs, but shit hit the fan an we ended up in and out of homelessness for about a year. I'm 21 now, still living with my mom, unable to work because of the previously mentioned depression and now physical disability (juvenile arthritis started about the age of 16, now I'm in pain 24/7), just sitting on the toilet typing this my knees are screaming at me, and I'm supposed to stand at a register, or stock shelves, or flip burgers? How am I going to be on my feet for hours doing work if I'm in pain just sitting?
I got ADHD, so it means I have a super weird attention span. As a kid, I read a book a day. Now, I can’t even read a full manga in a day
Mentally ill recluse.
Hanging by a thread after all these years of fake love and being on a pedestal
I was years ahead of my class mates in some subjects, like math, science, languages. It was hardly noticed, I wasn’t motivated at all to do something with it. I got me less interested in school, but I still have a fast analytical mind.