Thread:Lucky107/@comment-2099017-20150718005521/@comment-26358727-20150718151544

Well, I can only hope that being able to discuss it with someone is helping you feel a little less anxious about it. It can be hard to open up to a total stranger, so I'm glad that you did, if it's helping you at all. I will always do my best to get back to you as soon as possible if you wish to discuss something personal like this.

When I first started college (dropping out of my first program within two weeks due to severe anxiety), I felt like I'd messed up my entire life by not having everything on track by Day One. But to be completely candid, you've got to throw away those preconceptions that there is a "right" or "wrong" way of living after high school. I was always under the assumption that the "right" way to do things was go directly from high school to college/university, but it's absolutely not. Especially if you have factors playing into your ability to attend, such as familial restrictions. I still take a lot of flak from my father, who believes I should have gone from high school to work instead, but you just have to try and keep your head up.

After high school, the whole idea of "school" changes. Honestly, in my current class of about 30 or so, we've got students of all ages (from 20 to 60+), from all walks of life. In fact, I'm in school to enter an office job and we've got an aging man who used to be a doctor. Circumstances vary so much from one person to another that you're never going to enter college the "wrong" way, even if you've delayed it or had reasons you couldn't attend.

If you really want to go to college, don't let your family situation get you down. It may have delayed your start, but it certainly won't rob you of your future. ( :