My mom is pushing me to take this upcoming semester off from school because mental health wise I'm not doing great and she doesn't want to see me crash and burn. I get where she's coming from, especially looking at how last semester went. However, I really don't want to take the semester off. My school is my home, and my friends there are my family.

I also want to graduate on time which will be impossible if I take the semester off, and I'm also afraid that if I take the semester off I won't go back to school.

I told my mom that I would consider taking the semester off and that I would talk to my therapist to see what she thought...I did, and she agrees with my mom that I should take the semester off. Ugh.

Has anyone else been in a situation like this? How was taking a semester off for you?