Im going through clearing and starting in September. Im considering either Simpsons or Gill Street North or South, with the benefits of Simpsons being I can park my car. Gill Street has no parking so Id have to leave my car at my house 3-4 hours away. Basically, is it worth having a car in Nottingham from the perspective of a student?
I have a 29mm palate. It's causing me loads of issues but most notably sleep apnea, I have brutal chronic fatigue and severe brain fog. Almost ADHD like symptoms. Also, I can barely breathe through my nose and my tongue can't sit on the roof of my mouth due to the width of my palate.
I'm obviously looking into expansion through MARPE, as I'm still 18. However, I'll need to expand my palate by at least 12mm, which I'm not even sure is possible. I'll also need braces after that to correct the gaps in-between my teeth. Additionally, whilst palatal expansion clearly needs addressing, I'm unsure it will fix all my problems as my airway is clearly quite obstructed. Feel like I may need double jaw surgery as well.
This will be a very lengthy and complicated process, and just so frustrating as it could have been avoided if I had just expanded when I was younger instead of extractions and braces. This just feels like a very overwhelming amount of intervention I require, and just don't know where to start really. Does anyone have any advice?
My life is a mess and I'm close to ending it.
I am not diagnosed nor am I self diagnosing, but after looking into ADHD in the past few weeks, I've come to realise I fit the symptoms of inattentive ADHD like a glove. I have brutal chronic fatigue every day. I can't get myself to do anything that I need and want to do that is somewhat productive. When I read, I can read words fine, but I physically cannot absorb any information. I have to constantly go back over and over to try and comprehend and retain words and sentences but I just can't. It feels like I read with my eyes and not my brain. However, in anything I am interested in (which is not much) my working memory is fine or even above par. My long term memory for things I am interested in is also quite strong. I have always been hyper aware of my emotions and I can easily read other peoples emotions. I always forget where I put things, even seconds after putting something down. My brain fog is ridiculous. I know deep down that I really do have lots of academic potential, but it feels insurmountable and impossible to be able to reach this potential.
Because of this I have always just managed to get through school but never excelled, whilst feeling like I have potential that I just can't unlock. It's soul destroying and has led me into bad depression. I've just sat exams that decide if I go to university or not and whilst I don't have the results yet, I know I failed all of them. They were approaching for months and I really did want to do well but my procrastination and inability to start studying left me extremely unprepared and clueless. My life is at one of the most crucial parts it will ever be at, and I've completely fucked it up.
I've thought before that these issues may stem from other things such as dyslexia and/or sleep apnea. I think there is a high chance I have both sleep apnea and ADHD. Either way, if I continue down this path, I won't be alive much longer. I can't deal with it. All of the issues I have listed persist, whilst I really struggle making friends, connecting with people (even my immediate family) and holding basic conversation.
Has anyone been in a similar situation to me and turned their life around? Will medication fix my issues? Any advice would really help me, I have lost virtually all hope.
My life is a mess and I'm close to ending it.
I am not diagnosed nor am I self diagnosing, but after looking into ADHD in the past few weeks, I've come to realise I fit the symptoms of inattentive ADHD like a glove. I have brutal chronic fatigue every day. I can't get myself to do anything that I need and want to do that is somewhat productive. When I read, I can read words fine, but I physically cannot absorb any information. I have to constantly go back over and over to try and comprehend and retain words and sentences but I just can't. It feels like I read with my eyes and not my brain. However, in anything I am interested in (which is not much) my working memory is fine or even above par. My long term memory for things I am interested in is also quite strong. I have always been hyper aware of my emotions and I can easily read other peoples emotions. I always forget where I put things, even seconds after putting something down. My brain fog is ridiculous. I know deep down that I really do have lots of academic potential, but it feels insurmountable and impossible to be able to reach this potential.
Because of this I have always just managed to get through school but never excelled, whilst feeling like I have potential that I just can't unlock. It's soul destroying and has led me into bad depression. I've just sat exams that decide if I go to university or not and whilst I don't have the results yet, I know I failed all of them. They were approaching for months and I really did want to do well but my procrastination and inability to start studying left me extremely unprepared and clueless. My life is at one of the most crucial parts it will ever be at, and I've completely fucked it up.
I've thought before that these issues may stem from other things such as dyslexia and/or sleep apnea. I think there is a high chance I have both sleep apnea and ADHD. Either way, if I continue down this path, I won't be alive much longer. I can't deal with it. All of the issues I have listed persist, whilst I really struggle making friends, connecting with people (even my immediate family) and holding basic conversation.
Has anyone been in a similar situation to me and turned their life around? Will medication fix my issues? Any advice would really help me, I have lost virtually all hope.