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Hi all,

I'm currently halfway through my course in OT as a 3rd year/2nd year student. I like the course content, but maybe as a course or career it isn't realistic for me. It will probably take me more than 6 years to complete the course. 

But it's been difficult for me. I have severe anxiety and a depression. My parents were never really there for me. I've only had like myself while growing up. I also come from a low socioeconomic background so university is important to me. I've had a very difficult upbringing as well. So I'm just very scared of things going wrong. It's been hard for me to wake up and get of bed lately. My anxiety has been telling me that I should drop the course because it makes me anxious. 

 I'm a very caring and empathetic person because of my background. Those qualities attracted to me to the profession. But at the same time, it's hard going through the course without much support. I've worked so hard in first year to learn everything I could to provide the best care for others. But since I'm always going through something, maybe it's best that I leave the course. Everytime I fail a unit or drop one, it adds one whole year to the course. I don't know if I could justify spending more than 6 years in a course to not practice in it 

I feel more terrible than I usually do nowadays