Should I just drop out of High school now?

Question

First off, I am in therapy so don't bring that up

I HATE SCHOOL! I suck so much at it because I am so stupid! In have Asperger's Syndrome Disorder (Autism), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Clinical Depression and I am near the end of my patience. I just can't take school anymore! Besides, even if I do finish High school, there is no future for me anyways! I have researched close to a hundred different career choices for the future, and for ALL of them, I am either too dumb or not interested in doing - mostly because I am too stupid though. So I think to myself, if I spend the neck 2 years of my life in hell (school), then what? The answer is nothing! There is no career for me. So should I just drop out and say the hell with it because I am too stupid and I have no future regardless?

By the way, here is a SHORT list of careers I have looked into:

Mathematician
Economist
Civil Engineer
Aerospace Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Computer Engineer
Agricultural Engineer
Petroleum Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Agronomist
Volcanologist
Geologist
Mineralogist
Gemologist
Geomorphologist
Cartographer
Geoinformatics
Geophysicist
Physicist
Seismologist
Geographer
Meteorologist
Climatologist
Paleotempestologist
Palaeontologist
Arachnologist
Entomologist
Toxicologist
Historian
Teacher
Hydrologist
Oceanographer
Business Owner
Surgeon
Physician
Pharmacist
F1 Driver
CEO of a company
Store Manager
Bank Manager
Botanist
Florist
Arborist
Glaciologist
Air Traffic Controller
Biologist
Political Scientist
Public Policy Analyst
Ecologist
Horticulturalist
Counter-Terrorism Agent
Librarian
Market Research Analyst
Purchaser
Researcher
Statistician
Travel Agent
Zoologist
Appraiser
Sedimentologist
Petrologist
Geochronologist
Stratigrapher
Limnology

All those careers I looked into I CAN'T DO!

Answer 1

(At first, you'll probably think, I'm out of the subject, but I think it's the best to start from here.)
We all are elements of systems. And, every system struggles to survive.
Nature does it smoothly. For example, if it didn't give us pleasure, we wouldn't have sex. Or, the hormones make us want to have a child.So, we carry on reproducing. Nature makes us want to do what it wants us to do...
It's not the same case in human built systems. It forces us just for conserving its own structure..
You can ignore it, but it won't help. It's like saying "I hate gravity, I want to jump and don't want to die no matter how high it is!"
So, you may try to think of it as gravity... And accept it, then take your actions considering it although you don't like it...
Or, you may try to make yourself like it.
I know it seems you will gain nothing at all at the end, but after you graduate, you may find out that it gave you some advantages. I speak so sure, because I know it from myself.
(If you choose to motivate yourself and ask for help, I think you can find it...)
Also, if you were accepted to high school, for the worst case it means you aren't as stupid as you think. ;)

I think you should carry on and try to do your best, and by this time, you should discover what career you want to have.

(I didn't read all the answers. But between the ones that I've read, I very much agree with Serra. Why don't you think of those possibilities?)

Answer 2

I dropped out of high school for two reasons ... I was BORED silly (I was way too smart) and I had a dysfunctional family and I ran away from home. Please let me tell you that I am not 'uneducated' ... I do not have a high school diploma or a GED, but I have a Bachelor's of Science, a Master's of Science and a PhD in Psychology. I went to college in a state where anyone could go to a state school if they were over 21 when they applied ... Kids drop out of high school for many different reasons ... some are into gangs and doing drugs, some are bored, some get pregnant or must marry and support a pregnant girl, others just don't care, some have dysfunctional families and must run away to survive ...

Answer 3

STOP Feeling so damn sorry for yourself. You're NOT stupid just because you have mental issues. I was depressed since '02 and I'm doing just fine. Sure, you have many more odds against you, and you're up against the wall, but please - the LAST, L-A-S-T thing you should be doing is giving up.

Like the one guy said, you could go to McDonald's for now since you're a high school student, move up to being a cashier in some local grocery store and then finally take it from there. Those occupations on that list are possible. Some probably without a degree if you're a serious catch.

Stop feeling so sorry for yourself though - it never really gets you anywhere. And trust me, if anyone knows about that, it's me. I do it more than twice a week cause I have no close, close friends and no income right now.

Keep ya head up and e-mail me if it'll help.

What medications are you on?

o-:^) Dri Dri (^:-o

Answer 4

Absolutely do not drop out of school. You say you can't do any of the careers you like. Well, your attitude is all wrong. If you're convinced you can't do them, then you're right. If you're convinced you can do them, you're also right! You've got a real bad confidence problem caused by life having dealt you some bad cards. But you can get over them. I'm a PhD Physicist (I have dyslexia, diabetes and poor eye-hand coordination), and in grad school I had a lab partner who was blind and had a muscle disorder that gave him the shakes all the time. He still got his PhD and went on to be come a quite good theoretical physicist. Sounds like you need some good career counseling. If your school counselor isn't doing it for you, ask to see another. Or ask your folks for outside help. My wife was told by her high school counselor that she had absolutely no artistic talent. Now she makes her living as an artist. But instead of just hating your situation and giving up, get off your behind, stop whining and DO SOMETHING about it!

You don't like school? If you drop out, I GUARANTEE you'll like your life and job even worse.

Answer 5

I would suggest talking to your school counselor first. The counselor should be able to administer some career assessment tests that will help advise you on a good career for in the future.
If you continue to stay in school you will be giving yoursel fthe opportunity to go further later, even if you decide ont to go straight to college. You may decide later you would like to go to college and that will be harder if you never finished high school.
I know it feels like this is the most impossible time in your life, but in just a few years it won't seem like that big of a deal. Try to think past just school. Think of how this would effect your whole life.
If your school counselor doesn't have any career assessment tests you can check the internet or your therapist.

Answer 6

I am right there with you.
First off, you sound much more intelligent than a lot of people on this site...
But, seriously, if you drop out of high school what are you going to do? You still will need a job. I recommend finishing high school because, even if you end up working at McDonalds, you will have the option to go into other careers if you choose to do so later in life.

Answer 7

I can understand that you're frustrated but, trust me, YOU are your own worst enemy. You are giving yourself the message over and over again that you're stupid and can't do anything. WHO SAYS? Why are you selling yourself short? You have things to deal with in life but there are MANY others who have what you have and more, and they don't let it stop them. You are much too young (and, yes, I am OLD) to be making decisions about your whole life right now. Things can change in a moment and lead us all into new directions. You need to stay in school, and you need to make that your number one goal right now. Do not worry now what comes after school. Prove to yourself and any other doubters what you CAN do, not what you can't do. You can do anything you want to do. Lay the foundation now, and you'll be rolling out the red carpet for other achievements.

Answer 8

If nothing else. Staying in school proves you have the ability to stick to it. Which as an employer that is a good quality to have and we look for it. I have several people who have problems like yours that live in the Apts I manage and each of them have been employed for over 10 years with the same companies. Life is possible you just have to want it enough!

Answer 9

Are you kidding me! No way! Have you considered being a teacher? I know that it sounds extremely painful right now, but you might find it rewarding! No one is stupid. (Except for people who drop out. ) Alot of people Ive met with "disorders" are some of the nicest, funnest people ive ever met. Never mind being a teacher, be a artist! Alot of people with "disorders" like art. How'd you like to take out your feelings on a piece of canvas? Or cardboard? Imagine throwing paint at a piece of helpless paper! COme on, man, you can drop out. Drop outs suck. Stick in school and you'll be rewarded. There must be one thing you like to do. Find a degree closly related to it. Have you thought of Phsicology? Don't drop out now!

Answer 10

no..don't drop out.. stay in school or look into home schooling..
start your own business.. a lock smith.. or yard service.. my brother does the yard service and his has gotten so big he had to hire people to help him..a cleaning service.. i know a couple that did that.. and with in a few years they had about 15 employees..now the employees do all the work and him and his wife just do what they want..there are a lot of things you could do.. oh and i know someone who has your disorder and he is home schooled.. his mom says that it is easier that way.. but he is also homicidle