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shortandcute · Oct 30, 2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Soundeffects

Recently my anxiety has increased to the point where I simply will not talk, and after doing so well for so long I've descended.
But combined with ADHD, my High School classroom environment has become one of my greatest fears. I've never been able to ask for any help from teachers, and my classmates are, put simply, insufferable.
I finally decided to fix this by going to my teachers one by one, explaining the situation, and getting the lesson plans for the day and working on them in the library on my own. Academically I needed this so badly, yet it will probably unravel my previous progress.
But simply from observing, I know who these people are, these classmates of mine. Yes, I would probably have an impossible time talking to them if I wanted to, but I don't think that I even want to associate with any of them.
Most of them are just so incredibly rude that some times I just can't even believe it. I can't tell if this was a wise decision or not..

I have social phobia and I know a lot of it was caused by things that happened to me during high school--and I graduated in 1981! So I know how tuff high school can be! But if what you are doing has been working out for you, then it probably was a wise decision. My daughter is doing an online public school--where it is still public school but she does everything at home over the internet. She loves it! Is that something that would be feasible for you and your parents? Would your parents agree to let you do that? One of her friends is doing high school correspondent courses, and that seems to be working out well for her. I personally have always had a hard time talking to my parents about anything, but if you feel your parents mite be open for something like an online school or correspondenc courses, I would definately check it out.