First off, I want to apologize for some of the things I said...if they sounded harsh, I didn't mean for them to be...I'm just slightly frustrated, but that does not give me the right to take it out on others. I'm sorry about that.

I'm not exactly sure why you think I am repeating her behavior, if you want to explain or show some examples or something...not disagreeing, just not seeing that.

I'm not necessarily upset about the percent drop in my grades, it just feels almost like my control over that is slipping.

I guess I already do feel a little better after starting a few threads on here...maybe just not enough yet...

I don't try to hold my emotions inside, and I do tend to talk with my friends about smaller problems...but it's the ones that actually matter that I struggle with reaching out. Like now. I agree, I should see this as an opportunity...maybe a change in my mindset regarding this problem would do me some good too.

Opening up is difficult...I kind of tend to keep things to myself. I like the ideas behind your introduction lines, I will think about those a little more...

Thank you for posting