I found this site through a link on Psych Today. I feel I am a gifted/2e individual (college level) struggling with what to do regarding education, work, emotional issues and struggling with home life. I am in college right now but don't really want to go anymore, because it's too much of a high-pressure environment for me. Unfortunately, my family has very little money and is deeply in debt, and can't afford to pay out-of-pocket for what's considered "personal enrichment" courses, and are pushing me to get a bachelor's in the hopes of me finding "a good job." I know I don't want a college degree or whatever's considered "a good job" because it'd likely be something "secure" but dull like office work or business. I feel I truly am an artist, which is probably why I'm so up/down moody all the time, not to mention I'm so frustrated with school... and my old-fashioned family
I wish there had been programs like this when I was growing up, and am disappointed that this school doesn't offer post-secondary education (a Davidson U of sorts). But I am looking to network with other people who seem to have an understanding of what it means to be GT/2e and struggling with the constraints of modern society. Hopefully we can share/pool resources and advocate for the best and brightest who are sadly falling through the cracks.
Thanks in advance, and I hope I can offer some of my own seeds of prior experiential learning ;D and help someone else out too
