Making Sense of My Life
College is supposed to be a time of self-discovery, fun, and learning. You discover life is way different outside of high school. The world is so much more diverse than you thought. You finally get to be an adult and chase the career you dreamed of as a child (or you discover that dream was just a dream). Due to attachment issues and undiagnosed ADHD, my college experience was not what I described above. Instead of making a lot of friends and going to parties, I tied myself down in monogamous relationships. One after the other. When I should’ve been studying, I was worrying about what my significant other was doing. I was worrying that if I took time to spend with friends or studying, I would miss out on what they were doing. Though I made decent grades, I would’ve made excellent grades if I would’ve studied. I made friends. However, they disappeared due to my attachment issues and my lack of appropriate effort to grow those friendships. I pushed people away. I let my roman...