How to get going (w/some limitations)

Hi everyone,

Ok, so here is where I am at and the current dilemma.

I am trying to go back to school ASAP, but since I left, my overall situation has changed....Ok, that is an understatement......

I think in order to overcome depression you need to have something to look forward to and life needs to be a bit in order...and right now, it is not

My leaving school when I did caused a mess because I was 7 weeks away from finishing my required work and about to begin my internship.

I had a small apartment that I was able to finance through loans and my family, near the school and internships.

And I was perfectly healthy (as healthy as I can get for me physically) both mentally and physically.

Now, I am totally run down (I was told to rest and do nothing else), and what I went through led to an insane amount of medical bills.

My family keeps saying "look forward to the future", but I am in a bind...

To move ahead, I need to be able to put out some money to live close to school, or I need to commute over an hour.

Given how exhausted I am (I also have chronic fatigue and have had it before all of this - it's 100x worse now - you know what stress does to you), the commuting is really not an option.

Also, all of the internships (the good ones at least) are located near the school.

What do I do?

There are no scholarships (even though I have great grades)....

I feel like my walking into that court room to do what I had to do last January led to a snowballing of events (not to mention the PTSD, depression, anxiety, panic, argh!!!,) that have made things incredibly difficult - I don't see an easy solution.

Living on campus costs a fortune as well.

If I finish my degree I will be able to get a good job and live wherever I want, but if I wait, I feel like I am only delaying things.

All of this is stressing me out

Anyone have any ideas?

Yack

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i wish i did regarding school, but i know little about excepting to say that you should try for financial assistance...loans, grants, etc.

as far as trying to get back on track, you can do it. it's going to be hard but you can. don't look at it as getting "back" on track, because you're not in a sense. the track was derailed and you were thrown off. you're now getting on another track that will take you to the same destination. try to stay focused on the goal and not things being as they were would be my best advise.

gl hon!

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How about student loans? I know they're nasty, but they do help.

Hugs,

Jan

Jan,

I have the loans....the problem is, they don't "pay out" (the check does not come) until the end of the semester (I know, that is totally illogical and I have never been able to figure it out)....so for rent it has to come out of pocket and then I have to pay my family back...so if they don't have the money to give it's not an option....

This was fine last year - they were able to help but screamed about it - before I was sick at all actually - but they are kind of....sick of all of this..I guess is the best way to put it...

Room rentals are about $500-600/month...and I have plenty of options (know people and ways of finding room rentals) it's just a matter of money.....convincing the parents...that I need to finish this in order to move on.

Just called the school, no housing available

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

((((((((((((((((( Yack )))))))))))))))

I'm so sorry. I don't know what else to suggest..... Pleae keep up posted.

Hugs,

Jan

Yack, have you tried renting a room from a house-dwelling situation in the area? It may be a lot cheaper then renting a room from the school.
Just a thought.
Good luck with this. You'll pull through this. Hang in there.

Thanks Jan, that's ok