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I need some help and advice, I have a lot on my mind, i feel im going to fail my final exams at High School?

• Hey, I am an 18 year old guy, I am in my last year of high school, and i am really worried about my final exams and doing well. I am afraid I will fail and not go to university to study what I want. My finals are in June, so I have 3-4 months left to study and perfect everything. I am not the best student, but i guess im not the worst, I am good at Art and french and geography, but im terrible at chemistry, Math and English. This is my worry, I have dropped from Higher level to ordinary level in Chemistry and Math, because i had big difficulties, and im still having problems with them, and im not sure what to do. I have problems with equating things in these subjects and understanding the concepts takes me a long time (lot longer than my peers), which is frustrating for me, and makes me feel like im useless in these areas. I am having trouble also sitting down to study, this is really worrying me, because i feel time is running out, I find it hard to sit and study and remember it all, i usually end up getting bored about the subject after a while, and I end up doing something non school related. This keeps happening I feel so Lack Motivated, when it comes to study, and I also dont seem to have the same motivation and interest in school as I used to when i was younger.When I was younger, I used to be a very good student, with A's and B's in everything, I really wish I could have these grades now. I think there is many reasons for this, I guess I have changed as a person a lot, and lots going through my mind at the moment. - I dont know what I want to do/study when I finish High School? Im not sure what I would be interested in doing or what I would be good at. I have deadlines soon, and im worried, because i dunno what to choose. I am interested in art, french and geography and the world, I like traveling and visiting new places more than anything.i'd love a career around this, but all I can think of is Marketing, Graphic design, Architecture or business with french or law with french. The thing is, none of these truely pop out at me or grasps my eye. I dont know what I would be good at, This lack of Goal, and uncertainty , worries me, and makes me feel very unsecure about what i will be doing after school. -A lot has been going on my mind lately, socially. I have never had many friends in school, and when I was younger, this never really affected me so much, but now it does,I really wish I had someone to talk to and hang out with. Noone in school ever wanted to know me, I was very shy when i started school, and people have always made fun of me in different ways. People have always seen me as a bit of a loner i guess. Later in my High school life I have tried talking to people, and be a little less shy,but when i talk people always make fun of me or ignore me. I dunno what to do? - I also have been having a problem with my sexuality, I have always thought that I might be gay since i was 16. Its a long story, but there is a guy in school, who i really like, When I see him, i feel something in my heart, and ive never felt this for anyone before. I have known him 5 years, and I sat beside him in class for a year, 3 years ago and thats when i started getting feelings for him, he would talk to me back then, and has done somethings that has meant a lot to me, i feel he is the closest person to a friend that ive ever had, even though he probably doenst remember any of the stuff he has done, he means the world to me. I wrote about him here http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnXztG4odD4TJ17vjQZGHLsgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20120215144044AAKLQxJ He is always on my mind, and i keep thinking should I tell him or not, but i dunno how he'd react and I am afraid, I dont want to be bullied for being gay. This is kinda a huge thing for me, i feel desperately in love with him, he is so beautiful and cute in my eyes, and i would love to share my life with him. I dunno what I should do about it. - Last year 2 of my uncles have passed away, this didnt hit me at the time, but around christmas I realised I'd never see them again, and it affected me horribly, its coming up to one of there anniversary's in march, and i realise how much i miss them, this keeps hitting me like a brick wall, I randomly end up in teard thinking about them. Its hard for me, i wish they just never died. I feel just apart of me is gone forever. this really has been tough for me and my parents, especially my dad. I dont know how to deal with the feelings sometimes. I just feel sad I feel sad a lot of the time, because I feel everything is getting at me, and I dont know what to do, I feel as time goes on things get worse and worse, I feel maybe I have bi-polar or something, because i feel really sad about something, and then i feel fine a few hours later. I just feel I had someone to talk to about all this, My major concern at the moment is my school, I dont want to be a failure, what should I do ???

• Answer:

  Hello 18 y.o. guy. Phew! You do seem to have a lot on your mind. Ok, here we go. Firstly, no one wants to be a failure but everyone is! Successful people have been failures because successful people learn from their failures. The more failures they have, the more they learn. Also, failure is a great character builder. It would be real easy to give up as soon as failure occurs and failure is always there waiting to trip you up. How much more difficult it is to get up, brush yourself down, face challenges with courage and determination and overcome adversity. Look at Einstein, he failed his high school exams! Look at the Apollo space program; the crew of Apollo 1 were burned to death on the launch pad! Did NASA give up trying to get to the moon? It must have been really tempting to walk away and forget it but they didn't. The other astronauts had the courage to continue in the full knowledge that they were working on a very dangerous mission and could meet failure at any time (and often did). Nobody ever said that life is easy or fair. (It certainly isn't fair, that's for sure). My friend, you can only do your best. If you fail some exams then so be it. Life is far too short to worry about it. Passing exams will open doors for you; that is all. You still have a working life ahead of you (hopefully). Enough about exams. It is much more important that you are a good man. Do you have a pleasant personality? Do you care about other people? What do you keep in your heart? Do you give without expecting something in return? There is a balance to be found between your studies and your life. Learning is good; it is an investment in the future. But don't forget to live for today; you might be dead tomorrow! You know this only too well. I am sorry to hear about your uncles. As for your sexuality, I would wait until you have left High School before exploring any further. You mention that you are interested in Art, French, Geography and travelling. Have you considered studying Art History? You could also pursue a career in the travel industry I'm sure. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you all the very best. F.