What on earth can i do? is there any way I can ever catch up now?

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Can anyone help me? Does anyone know what I should do? I am seriously panicking because my parents don't have a clue how to fix this situation.... this might take me a long time to explain.
when i was 11 my gransma of whom i was very close to died. she was my only protector and the one who looked after me/raised me.
she died just as i was starting high school....at this point i began to realise i was being neglected by my real mum. she had had a tough childhood, had been abused by her mum and apparantly there was physical fighting in the house etc....my mum married my dad just to get away from that situation.
at the point when i was starting high school I began to notice that I was being neglected, I never got took out anywhere, never got bought anything, didnt get fed properly etc....also...my mum and dad were practically split up but in the same house.they hardly spoke,didn't have a relationship,didn't sit down to eat etc...i don't think my mum even knew HOW to move away. anyway i began to get very depressed and began not to be able to cope with school. I began to refuse to go on-and-off for 2 years. it was a terrible mistake but at the time I was severely depressed and not thinking rationally. at the end of this year my parents sent me to another school and lied to the head teacher saying that I wasn't behind in my work. I coudn't cope with the work tht year...it was alien to me....at the end of the year I quit school altoghether as I was so tired, fed up, depressed and had no-one to help me. i think deep down I was half waiting for my grandma to come back and save me. i was still not being looked after properly...and my mum was always cold towards me...I ended up having 3 measly hours of home tuition per week and I had no friends or relatives to check i was ok (which I wasn't) i ended up with a teacher who wasn't even qualified to teach...plus she just made me learn out of a book, instead of teaching me herself. NO-ONE was there in my life to make sure i was ok. my last school didn't realise the amount of danger i was in because my parets had lied to them...same with the home tuition lot. i wasn't getting any sleep, being taken anywhere, spoken to even or in general looked after by my parents.I ended up getting G grades in my GCSE exams...apsrt from a C/D in English as I as always above average at this.I was still SEVERELY depressed and didn't get ANY help. my parents didn't know really what to do. I briefly saw Connexions but they equally weren't much help. I then sat at home for the next TWO YEARS doing nothing. I am now 18. I still wasn't being looked after properly. I didn't have any sort of a routine, no regular meal times etc...etc...I didn't go out of the house..or meet anyone. I was severely depressed,not thinking straight and didn't have a clue how to get out of the situation. plus the fact that I was quite frightened of my mother made it impossible for me to talk to anyone about everything.
I really need help, i don't have a clue how to do even the most basic things such as how to use a washing machine, how to cook etc..etc...
I don't know also how to fix my education. I am 18, have had no education, don;t even know basic stuff ..and have no-one to help me. what on earth should I do? even if I did manage to sort my educatio out somehow it's unlikely that my parents would help/support me..my mum's quite cruel to me..and very abusive and doesn't seem to want me to learn even the most basic stuff.
How can I fix my education? I have looked into doing GCSE classes at college...but they only cover work from the last 2 years in high school
(and I missed years of high school from even before then) and even if I did that I still wouldn't have a clue how to link them etc.... and what a cv is etc...
PLEASE HELP!!! Could I fix this situation by doing home education for the next 5 years until I've caught up and can take my GCSEs? If so....then how will i know how to arrange this? How to arrange the subjects/how many hours? How can I link in the socialisation? What would I do once I had the GCSEs?? What organisations could help me with this? Could it be arranged the same way that under 16's home education is arranged??
what on earth am i going to do? can anyone help me?

Answer 1

I don't know exactly how to gelp, but I suggest you see a couselor. They may have experience and are more capable to help than people on Yahoo. I wish you luck for the rest of her life!

Answer 2

Wow...sorry to hear you've been through so much. Here, what a person can do is get their GED. This is what it is: The GED, or General Educational Development Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. To pass the GED, the test taker must perform in at least the 40th percent of high school seniors nationwide, though individual states can set their own requirements for passing. Some states also require that students take an additional test showing an understanding of federal, state, and/or local government.

It's handled in my city by a community college. You actually go to classes to learn the things you need before taking the test. I would assume there is something along the same lines where you live.

You're going to have to put the past behind you and concentrate on your future. Best wishes!

Answer 3

You need to get yourself a job. Anything that will take you. Once you have a job secured, find some a place where they are looking for a flat/housemate. Move out of your parents' house. This is more important to your long-term well-being than your official level of education.

Once you're settled, then find out about adult education services or centres where you live. They will be able to help you work on your studies part-time. And it shouldn't take 5 years, even if you missed 5 years of school. They will cover as much as they can as quickly as they can.

Answer 4

www.thompsoneducation.com They have a high school course you can take, and its basically 'do it when you can' so there are no certain time limits...you can get a job to help pay for it, and maybe see if you can't get an apartment after awhile to share with someone else....Your not alone, there are tons of other kids who don't know how to do most things...cause they're rich, or don't have an interest, or cause they came from situations like yours...

You really don't need a high school education to get a job, or even a college degree...

Answer 5

Please Please Please get proper medical help.

You are abusing other useres of Yahoo Answers with your repeat postings.

You have been given lots of very good advice and sympathy from many many users.

You are ignoring everyone and posting the same topic questions over and over again.

You never choose best answer or give feedback.

I am from this point on reporting all your questions as repeat postings.

I hope others will join me and you will seek help from the proper qualified channels.

Anybody who thinks I am being out of order should check this users profile of asked questions and read them to see all the conflicting information before forming an opinion.

Answer 6

~~~For someone that has gone threw what you have been threw you sound like a very intelligent person. You are 18 and you can legally be on your own. I would go to your local collage, talk with one of the career counslers,,,let them know that you need financial help with schooling,,,room and board,,,and counseling sessions to help you cope with what you went threw. You should be able to get sometype of Govt Grant for your student aid. Ask the career guidence counslor if mabey there is a Student that needs a roommate and mabey that person could mentor you,,,get you back on your feet so to speek,,,introduce you to social activities to get you out into the social world. I wish you alll the best,,,,you need to get away from the enviroment you are in now,,,,anything is better that what your living with,,,,,

Answer 7

Ok, the first thing you do is quit whining and quit blaming anyone else for your problem. Take responsibility for your life and fix it. Grab the books you need and start studying. Ask a friend to help you with each subject when you need help. Remedy the deficiencies until you are ready for the community college courses. You have the power to fix the problem; not us.

Answer 8

:-) You are amazing. You have gone thru these questions for days now, and I think I have read every answer that can possibly be offered. Let me ask you a question. What advise whould you like to hear? What could someone say that will satisfy you? Please! I really would like to know. What can be said to get you out of your problem? Really, What do you want to hear? You can get me at [e-mail].

Answer 9

In cities pretty much everyone takes a bus or a train..