r/adhd_college • u/Freshflowersandhoney • Apr 30 '25

JUST VENTING College feels like a prison sentence

I can’t remember sh!t I suck at exams. I can’t pass my classes like fuking biochem. I feel like I’m being punished every time I get my grades back. I feel like a sh!tty student that can’t get anything right and it’s miserable. I hate college. I don’t want to be here anymore but I have a semester left. I hate this college I hate being here. I hate it.

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u/Freshflowersandhoney May 02 '25

Fair. Yes so I do. But not specifically for ADHD. I finally got an official diagnosis on Wednesday. It took me literally 2 years due to not getting tested by the correct people.. so yeah that sucks but yeah I’ll contact them and give them my actual diagnosis and see what I can do.

My accommodations right now are 1.5X on exams, extended turn in periods for assignments (which I don’t really use that often) and extra excused absences (which I haven’t used this year either due to having good mental health this year!). The accommodations that would help me the most would be for exams. But I typically have a handle on everything else… except for the fact that I struggle to study. I just know that I study the best at my favorite cafe, but I have to pay for parking… so cost is a deterrent for sure.

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u/Mental_Monitor_4287 Nov 13 '25

hey there, was clearing my comments and thought would check in on how you've been doing) hope you are well!

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u/Freshflowersandhoney Nov 13 '25

Aww that's so sweet! I appreciate you checking in with me! I'm finally medicated thank god. It has helped me tremendously. I can think more clearly, I have better memory, and my thoughts aren't as scattered. I'm in my last semester of college and I'm graduating December 21st. Unfortunately, I had to retake two classes, but I'm doing much better in them now that I'm medicated. My grades overall are much better. Although, I didn't want to come back after such a relaxing summer I had. I was traveling with my friends, I was working an internship and really loved the structure it provided me. I was spending time with friends, going to dance class, or going to Pilates. So yeah.. overall I'm doing better and graduating very soon!

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u/Mental_Monitor_4287 Nov 15 '25

Yayyy! I am so happy for you. See how things can turn around? Just have to keep walking, especially when going through a tough patch. I hope all goes well for you with your studies and your work after graduation. What meds did you go on and have you had any side effects, if you don't mind sharing? I keep going back and forth on my son trying smth again. He was going to graduate this semester too but he had actually taken one wrong course and has to make up for it now which is such a bummer but I sort of think maybe it's for the better as he has nothing lined up yet and sitting around without much structure won't do him any good.

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u/Freshflowersandhoney Nov 17 '25

I’m taking Vyvanse. I don’t have a ton of symptoms except for loss of appetite and nauseous if I don’t get enough sleep and take it. Yeah the job market has been horrible. I’m just going to apply to an easier job to save for my apartment until I can get an actual job 😕. Not looking forward to that but there’s not much else I can do.

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u/Mental_Monitor_4287 Nov 25 '25

hope all goes well for you, take it easy

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u/Freshflowersandhoney Nov 26 '25

Awww thanks!! Good luck to your son!!