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I’m a super senior, & I’m embarrassed sometimes. I’ll be here 5.5 yrs when I graduate (2 more sems!), and I was thinking abt taking a class w a prof from my first sem and started thinking abt it. I’ve been through so much. And I’m still gonna graduate??
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Anonymous 10w

Maybe this is dumb but I started to almost cry, I am fucking proud of myself. TW before I say any of it — but I was SAed, had lasting health complications from it, was cheated on by 4 bfs, one of whom was an alcoholic that physically, emotionally, and sexually abused me, has multiple family deaths, developed PTSD and other permanent health issues from my SA, and I’m still graduating college. I had to take a break for intensive treatment once, and did more intensive treatment during, but I’m

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

GRADUATING COLLEGE. IM GONNA GRADUATE COLLEGE. Like two or three times I told ppl around me what (usually not everything) that’s happened to me and they’ve told me they would’ve killed themselves by now (not kidding!! Might’ve been a joke but I was in partial hospitalization for a reason), and I didn’t. I’m gonna graduate. Alone, with no friends in my year but I’m graduating!! I’m sorry for the tmi yall, I just wanted to share without feeling egotistical lol (I would’ve if I’d said this irl)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

It’s just. I’m gonna graduate. I’m still gonna graduate. And when I lay it all out on paper (or text) I don’t feel embarrassed anymore. I feel proud bc how am I doing that??

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