NC as might be outing with previous posts.
I wondered if anyone had advice on how to feel a bit better about this or if I'm BU about the situation.
I'm a student and was doing well (high A grades for all assessments) but for the last few months, I have been struggling with my mental health. The teaching staff know about this and have been supportive, as I have either handed in assessments very late or not at all. I have also been signed off from my part-time job, again my boss and colleagues have been great.
I feel so much better now after a combination of meds and counselling... but now I feel like going back to university in January will be strange, I can't shake the feeling that everyone will look at me differently. My degree is in a very competitive field (where it feels like everyone knows everyone) that I would like to go on to professionally but also teach in, so - even though I feel supported - I feel like I've somehow ruined my chances. Even as I type, I know this sounds ridiculous. I don't have this feeling about going back to work because we are all very close.
So my question is... how can I get over this feeling? If anyone has experienced this before, I would love to hear about how you got back to how you felt before.