Academic risks:

In the 12th grade, when I was studying for the university entrance exam, I faced
many difficulties in my study process. With the number of exercises increasing and
the study time also increasing significantly, I gradually lost the ability to control
my time to focus on studying. For that reason I decided not to go to university
anymore.
I still clearly remember how tired I was at that time, every day that passed, I was so
bored with having to solve the assigned exercises, or so busy running to learn more
outside to get knowledge that there is no time to eat a decent meal. The headaches
kept coming, the fatigue made me angry with myself or the people around me. I
completely lost control of my emotions.
There was a time, because of studying so hard that I fainted right on the schoolyard
without even knowing it. I have signs of depression and have to take medication to
treat it. However, the situation is not very good.
Because it was the most important contest in a student's life, a time to show my
strength and results for my 12 years of studying hard, I rushed to study even
though I had encountered an incident big in life but it seems that too much pressure
leads to many different negatives. I personally asked my family's permission to
take a break from school and return to my hometown for medical treatment. At that
time it was probably the best thing I could think or do, but my parents forbade it
because it was close to the exam. They expected a lot from me.
When my friends heard that I was absent from school, they were all surprised and
were there to encourage me every day, give me useful advice, give me safety and
help me. At that time, although it was very tiring but fortunately, I still had friends
by my side.
Gradually, my spirit has improved, my depression has also decreased, I have been
able to communicate with people around instead of keeping myself in a room and
refusing to talk to anyone. But thinking about not going to college hasn't changed
because the fear of studying is still there.
But now I'm a freshman at Ho Chi Minh City Open University, majoring in
English. I don't know how long I will be with the school but you see, I overcame
the fear of that day, and also faced the risks that I always put on my own in this
matter. If I don't go to school, my parents will never be able to live in comfort, I
will also have to go through the difficulties that the other life is waiting for me or
that I will never know the joy of going to university again.
Although there are difficulties and pressures but in general, learning is still the
easiest thing for us.