Hi Ben,
RB is right, uni is more adult like education. It's where unlike school you can finally have that who cares attitude. We are all just little fish swimming in a big pond, but getting your degree will make you a bigger fish, and the pond will get smaller.
I worked in the luxury cosmetics industry for over a decade, so I have a huge understanding of image and the false expectations brands and media can attempt to put on society. I used to drive to the first roundabout on our street and if I felt anxious, I'd go right round the roundabout and head back home. This isn't a good solution though, it just keeps the anxiety alive. I've escaped that world now, and feel so much better for it, it was all about false hopes and not reality - that's why they use 14 year old models to sell anti-aging products.
I'm writing this from the hotel lobby of a 3rd world country and I can tell you there are such diverse people here. No one cares if my tummy's too big, or if I have a pimple, or if I'm not dressed like anyone else, or if I earn billions of dollars. That's what the real world is like.
You have just as much right to be in that lecture theatre as anyone else. Believe in yourself, learn to like yourself and others will soon do the same.
It's good to hear that you find getting it all out helps. Keep posting as often as you wish, that's exactly what the forums are for.
What are you studying BTW? What do you hope to do career wise?
AGrace
