I can't believe I'm thinking of this, but I've just learned from a friend, just how good the OU is for people like me who are disabled by mental health issues.

I'm thinking of doing something like psychology, or counseling because I find it interesting and I want to help people, myself included!

My problem is anxiety and stuff keep me from going out, quite often, so I need something flexible, and the OU is just that. I'm on the OU site, and looking stuff up but I would really like from you lovely people, is your view on it. If you're with the OU, what experience have you had or do you currently have? Would you reccomend it to someone like me?

It's an exciting prospect.

I just looked at the fees of a degree in languages, the understanding of English (piece of cake for me! ) and German (already been studying German solo for a few years!) and it said: "At today's prices, the fee for the whole degree is £15,372." My heart sank. I cannot afford that, even remotely. My yearly income is under what they say constitutes as a pass to having the government pay it all for me, without owing back (unless I suddenly becoming a millionaire, I bet!)

I really don't understand all this stuff; it's all new to me.