School? :(

THANKS,

Jonathan

Lol...Must have typed 'I' 5000 times!!!

I am wondering if there were a way to make the stress of school stop for a bit if it might help you to be able to regain your resources to start again, even if you didn't officially quit. Maybe see if your parents would be willing to join you in an experiment since what is happening now isn't working. Ask them to give you a week (or however long you can all agree to) or so where they do not mention school to you at all. If you feel good enough to do it you will, if not you won't, but it will be your own motivation driving you and it will take the pressure off. You aren't actually expected to get anything done that week and then see if your headache is milder or if you are better able to cope with the headache and the stress of schoolwork the following week.

The way I see it, if you are considering quitting completely taking a week break to destress and try to get some perspective won't hurt anything and it might help a lot, particularly if your headache tracks with your stress level (as some of ours do).

Quitting school is a pretty huge decision, if there is no way to avoid it then you do what you have to, but definitely try to get your education somehow. I don't know how the system works in Canada with tutors, homeschooling, online courses, ect. so I can't give much advice on what to do if you can't manage your current school situation. I would talk it over with your parents since they are sure to have some opinions on the subject and I expect they do know the Canadian school system, as well as the job market ect.

Again, I hope that Dr. Rozen will have some good ideas and be able to give you a lot of help so that you won't have to figure all this out.

I am not sure quitting completely would be the best idea, but there are other options.

I know that you can get a disablity qualification for both college and high school- basically you would need a letter from your dr stating that you have migraine and the accomadations you need. Mine allows for leniancy in attendance, ability to make up stuff due to migraine, etc. If you are in public school, you would need a 504/IEP plan. In college, you would simply need to contact the disability office at the school.

What grade are you in? My headaches became chronic in my Junior year of high school and I missed 6 weeks during both my senior and junior years. (I had to leave boarding school in Jan. of sr. year to return to my old day school so I could be at home.)

As summer is approaching, could you take incompletes this semester and finish the courses over the summer? This might give you more time. You could also see if you can get in to a homebound program, where the teacher would come to you. Maybe having her come during your better hours would be good. This would certainly take some pressure off.

You could also see if you could stay in the homebound program next year too.

If you are a jr or sr, you could also think about getting a GED, which would mean you would be out of high school sooner. Is there a community college near you? You might be able to try taking one or two courses there before looking at other colleges.

You sound like you have thought this through and school is stressful. It also sounds like the school you are attending is not conducive to your needs now. I think you are doing the right thing by talking to your dr about it as well. I know you can make it- one way or another.

hang in there.

Pain free days

sailingm

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I did get an IEP (same as 504 code) so I could have extra time to do work and go out of class whenever I wanted. I just can't complete the work. It is much different in high school cause of the credits. If I were still in grades 1-8 my school would pass me anyway but I am not so it sucks. I had to quit school and hope to do some summer credits online.