No, dear one, you didn't totally depress me. I am just distressed that you are so down on yourself. I believe there's something in this world that you will be good at. How do you know if you don't try?

As far as profs not giving a (fill in the blank), that's certainly not always true. How do I know? Well, first of all, I had a number of caring profs over the years. I even became a college professor myself and worked at various colleges and universities, as my husband's job required us to move. I cared about my students and I know most of my colleagues did, too.

Does your school have a counseling center? Some of them even give students "tests" to see where their interests lie and what areas they are most likely to be successful in.

We never know where life is leading. I was a psychology prof, but I even taught English at a community college, since one of my undergraduate majors was English. Even though I had to go on disability in my forties because of bipolar disorder, so I can't teach now, I still get a lot of pleasure out of life. Having a sense of humor helps me, for one thing.

By the way, I have two sons in college now. I can expect a phone call about once a week from one of them, when he wants to talk about classes, majors, etc. Now, of all things, the university he is going to (he's a sophomore) is doing away with the major he finally settled on! But I tell him he will be okay. I can be annoyingly upbeat at times!

Overall message: Never, never give up!

Feel free to send me a personal message if you'd like. I do miss talking "school" with my students.