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virtual school vs in person school

Posted by nicole

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hi loves , i wanted to know if anybody here is currently doing virtual school ? my anxiety has gotten really bad and its to the point where i can't get through the day so im thinking of doing virtual school . so for those who've done it or are doing it , can u tell me how it is ? 


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Reply by zachhatesyou

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Yo! I've been in virtual for abt 3 years now, left for similar reasons. It helped a lot honestly its a lot more flexible and you can do a lot more on your own terms. It can be pretty hard when it comes to self-motivation and despite anxiety issues you kinda get out of the loop of your general community, opportunities and jus interaction in general depending on how long you're in it and how involved you're tryna be. It all jus depends on your needs. I will say in my personal experience I feel like the lack of exposure to in person environments has prolly stunted a lot of my social skills and what not but theres tons of ways to make up for that. Try to take everything into consideration n hope it gets easier for you bro <3


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Reply by Hairspray

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For me personally virtual school is really awful and I wish I could return to public school but that's probably just me. I really do not wanna discourage you from something you might need but I can just give some fair warnings ,,,, i hope you have a great attention span and a wonderful relationship with your family and a way to socialize so you don't entirely forget social skills and turn out quite lonely like i did,, and i do wish you the best 

However I guess it varies on the person a lot. If virtual school seems super appealing, and you think you will do mentally better instead of the inverse in online school then go for it. If it's beneficial, I'll never stop you. I have this one other friend who is doing virtual school and she hasn't really complained.

And a heads up, I recommend going outside a lot and trying to go to as many irl social gatherings as possible if you do online school. isolation will cause or worsen severe depression and anxiety, speaking from experience


[edit this seems angry I promise it's not at all, im sorry I'm not really good with tone]


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