Thank you guys so much for your suggestions! They really meant a lot to me! I just thought I'd update since I went back to school on Thursday. My teachers made it kind of obvious that I didn't switch schools and that I was on some sort of home instruction; one of them talked to me across the room about the stuff he "sent me" (sent the program) and another apparently said something a couple weeks ago about how I was coming back soon. One of my teachers even curiously asked me who my home instruction tutor was (he thought I was in normal home instruction, like someone came to my house) & if it was someone from my school & if I liked them, and I awkwardly said that I was in a program and there were a bunch of different teachers for different subjects so I just did my work and asked the teachers if I had questions.
My first day back was great really, I received a lot of personal recognition for coming back. My first period class clapped for me when I came in and someone in my Spanish class drew a "Welcome Back" crown for me on the board (they usually draw "Happy Birthday" crowns for people on their birthday). And in most of my other classes the teacher and kids acknowledged my return and welcomed me back.
Actually, nobody asked me where I was on my first day back. They just welcomed me back. The only person that asked me where I had gone asked me yesterday, on my second day. I was standing outside waiting to go into my English class and my friend (that knew what was going on with me) asked me if I got to sleep in a lot while I was in the program, and I told her about how I got to sleep in until like 10 everyday & then another (nice) girl looked at me and was like "Oh yeah, where were you all that time, if you don't mind me asking?" and we were right about to go in so I just said "Oh...uh it's complex" since it'd be obnoxious if I said that I transferred but at the same time I got to sleep in until 10 everyday.
But overall I think everyone pretty much knows that I was on home instruction, but not the actual reason, and it seems they don't want to seem nosey and ask. I asked my friend if there were any rumors about where I'd been, and she said no but everyone was curious. But it seems no one wants to ask me to my face, so I guess I don't have to worry about making up excuses or anything.
Thank you guys so much for your wonderful advice, and for being supportive! You're all awesome!
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I'm Jenna & I'm 16 years old. I'm currently undergoing treatment at a partial hospitalization program, for 6 hours everyday. The entire program is roughly 3 months long.
Diagnoses: Bipolar II Disorder, GAD, OCD
Meds: 50mg Pristiq, 50mg Seroquel, 600mg Lithium
Previous Meds: 20mg Lexapro, 50mg Seroquel XR, 600mg Trileptal
You woke up this morning with a heartbeat, and that should be reason enough to wake up again tomorrow.
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