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20-01-2008, 10:36 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southwest Georgia, USA
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| |  My First Two Weeks of College
I'm really doing this. After 4 and a half years of isolation, I'm back in college.
I'm starting slow, I have one class that is online, and one class that meets twice a week for 2 hours. The class that I go on campus for is "Introduction to Computers". It's very simple and easy. I've spent so much time on the computer that I feel like I could be teaching it!
I won't say that I'm totally comfortable being in class. I don't interact with other people in there. I get really upset by a woman that always bumps into me when she passes my seat.
But I'm there.
And, I got a 100 on my first homework assignment in my online course. (The class average was 81.) That was very reassuring, I was afraid that I had lost my ability to think clearly. |
20-01-2008, 10:48 PM
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After being in isolation for 4 years....THIS is a huge step for you...GREAT JOB!!!!!! Keep up the good work....You should be really proud of yourself. |
21-01-2008, 01:15 AM
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Wow congratulations on the 100%, and taking a live class in addition to the online one. I'm not sure I could do that (I'm taking a class online only), but you are giving me inspiration to try it out. |
21-01-2008, 05:02 AM
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Belle, this is some really good stuff to feel proud of. Glad you shared it here with us. Thank you! |
21-01-2008, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by batgirl  Wow congratulations on the 100%, and taking a live class in addition to the online one. I'm not sure I could do that (I'm taking a class online only), but you are giving me inspiration to try it out. | The live class has about 30 students, all at computers. There's not much interaction with eachother. So far, so good. At least I know that I will get out of the house on those 2 days.
I hope you can do the same, if that's one of your goals, Batgirl. |
21-01-2008, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by She Cat After being in isolation for 4 years....THIS is a huge step for you...GREAT JOB!!!!!! Keep up the good work....You should be really proud of yourself. | I wish I could feel proud of myself for it. Instead, I think things like: "You should have been doing this all along"... or some other crap.
I then try to counter that thought with something more positive. Sometimes it works, sometimes, not so much. |
21-01-2008, 02:49 PM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Well done belle and congrats. I too am starting back in education now, started actually, first assignment I am about to start, though its only little at 1000 - 1300 words thank goodness. I actually haven't become stressed though over study or meeting assignment deadlines which I also find healthy for me.
Your going to do just fine I believe... and the absolute best of luck and huge well done for your efforts to put yourself back into life, social aspects and education. Congratulations. |
21-01-2008, 03:14 PM
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Well done Belle! |
28-01-2008, 01:25 AM
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Awesome, Belle! You sound like me..."why didn't I do this before?" Just focus on the fact that you're doing it now and that's great! |
30-01-2008, 10:43 AM
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| | Proud of you
Belle,
As your husband, I have to tell everyone how proud I am of you. I know it takes a lot of courage to go out again. And you shouldn't have been going all along. You had to work on yourself first. I love you. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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