I hope to make this an ongoing thread. Just want to invite those are students whether still in high school or in college and dealing with mental health issues, or even if you know someone going through this to get to know each other.

I'm a student at the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham (for now), but I'm about to transfer to Wake Technical Community College for the Spring 2011 semester. I have several MH issues myself, rapid cycling bipolar disorder being one of them.

I've found it's very tough to be a student with this stuff. We need a support group guys. C'mon and chat it up!!!!

Wow. I haven't heard from you lately, Amber. I am thinking of getting back in school.

I am going to see if I can take classes on radio since my sponsor wants me to get my ham radio license back so he call me on two meters.

Being bipolar is never fun especially when we have to go to school. I dropped out of college.

learning meditation should help you gain control and help you to find balance and practice positivity , hope this helps x

I was able to drop out of college the first time then came back to another college. I was glad I had a choice to drop out. On my first day of kindergarten I tried to drop out but dad made me go back. It sure was embarrassing.

helo y 'all......being a student yep is tough in sum ways.....avin to conform to many things against ur style.....bt in te end itl be worth while.....nd u cn go fishin around fr frnds.....and adventures....son cheer up guys...itz all fr te best...

In High school, I got A's and F's, and it was a series of starts and stops for me. In my early 20's, I went to a trade school, and zipped through their 7 month full time course in electronics in 4 months. If I liked the subject or could find a practical application for the topic, I got A's. You can't assume a mental illness is a liability, and in fact, in many ways, it's an asset. Sometimes you have to invest a little energy into a subject to realize the gift a mental illness really is. As of today, I now am skilled in more than a half dozen disciplines, programming, electronics, mechanical design, machining, and basically anything that involves turning a thought into a thing.


Bipolar II.