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For as long as I could remember, whenever I made a mistake or was upset with something, and people (specifically people I respect or those of authority) would tell me “it’s okay” or “don’t worry about it” or just any sort of kind words of reassurance, I start bawling my eyes out. It’s not even the initial issue that is causing this reaction but rather the fact that they are comforting me. I have NO IDEA why this happens

Example: I had an academic advising appointment for college where I was stressed about picking courses. The advisor simply gave me the answer to my question and choices on how to proceed, and when I started to ask a follow up question I started tearing up

Another example: at a job interview, I answered one of the questions and used some terminology in the wrong context. He corrected me, and I apologized, and he said something along the lines of “it’s all good”. I started tearing up right then and there for NO REASON AT ALL. Then when I was working this job, I had been standing for too long and felt faint. I sat down, my boss gave me food and water, and when he asked me what happened and if this ever happened before, I STARTED BAWLING. MY. EYES. OUT. I wasn’t even upset about feeling faint, I was perfectly fine, but when he went to comfort me I was breaking down

Even when talking to professors about the most low stakes question ever, I can’t get through the conversation without my voice being wobbly and my eyes feeling wet. It’s gotten to the point where I avoid talking to people sometimes to avoid having this visceral reaction

Idk what’s wrong in my brain for this to happen but I know it’s not normal. I can’t keep doing this if I want to lead a successful life. I’m scared whenever I have to talk to anyone important, I’ll start bawling and idk how to stop it

I guess I’m hoping I’m not alone in this and I just wonder if one day it’ll get better (ironic flair, I know)

Long story short, I have no one to practice driving with, other than with my instructor using the required 10h from my driving course.

Do you think that 10h is enough to pass G2 (in Mississauga if that helps)? I really don’t want to pay for additional lessons as they are around $75 an hour from what I’ve seen

I’m a student who was accepted to work at a summer camp. It was supposed to be 9-5, for a duration of two entire months for which I assumed were guaranteed hours. I just heard from my boss that camp attendance was apparently at an all time low, forcing me to work only one or two of those eight weeks. The issue is I rejected 4 other jobs for this one because this one gave me an offer the earliest which, I know, my mistake, I had never been offered a full time job position in the past so I was quick to jump to accept this one.

I’m scared to tell my parents I’ll be basically out of a job this summer. I bragged about how I’ll be treating them to dinner, buying them gifts, and now, I’ll have disappointed them. Now I’ll be stuck at home all day with nothing to do when I could have been productive. They are funding all my education and dormitories, and I feel as though I am now a black hole sucking up all their time and resources, without a way to pay them back.

My question is how should I approach this topic with my parents? I know my issue isn’t that serious in the grand scheme of things but in this moment, I feel like such a disappointment to them 🥲🥲

I’m in a biology-based program but am hoping to attend teachers college to teach biology and math. I’ll need to take some math courses (3.0 math credits total), but without priority enrolment, my options are limited and I don’t want to chance the waitlist.

I already took mat132 and mat134 and need to take 4 more. I’m in a math minor temporarily just for course enrolment so 223, 232, 102, and 236 are all free for me to enrol but nothing else.

Is it a bad idea 😭😭 I’ve heard some horror stories about 102 thanks