Advice...please
Yesterday I was specifically diagnosed with mild manic depression (aka bipolar disorder), social phobia, and general anxiety by a licensed physician/counselor lady. It explains a lot that has been happening to me the past few months, and this chance that I have to fix myself before I get farther into a hole that I didn't know how I fell into made me feel great about my future.
My parents, however, do not agree with the doctor and think it's something else. I trust my parents, and understand why they think this, and it's tearing me apart. On top of thinking that it wasn't really an illness, my father then suggested a few things:
1. Take me out of school
2. Move away from my roommmates before the end of this semester
3. Come home (even if it's just a weekend)
Here are my problems with the above suggestions:
1. Taken out of school: I have never dealt with failure very well... I think I'd go crazy if I left my dream college.
2. I've just worked it out with my roommates, and they are really my only friends here (I don't see other people much...it's so hard for me to call up people I know just to hang out with them). If I move away from them, I'll be even more lonely than before.
3. I can't go home, I'd feel like a failure. It's also very stressful for me there.
He's my dad... he loves me and wants the best for me. I am on "Academic Warning" at my college because of my grades (which means if I have another bad semester, I'm practically kicked out). I think I've had a hard time with concentration because of this thing that the doctor said I had, so I thought if I could get medical help for it, everything would get easier.
But...my parents (who are paying for my tuition and rent) aren't in agreement with my doctor.
I...am torn apart. Almost completely. I even had my first nervous breakdown last night.
Any advice? I'm kind of at my literal wit's end here.
My parents, however, do not agree with the doctor and think it's something else. I trust my parents, and understand why they think this, and it's tearing me apart. On top of thinking that it wasn't really an illness, my father then suggested a few things:
1. Take me out of school
2. Move away from my roommmates before the end of this semester
3. Come home (even if it's just a weekend)
Here are my problems with the above suggestions:
1. Taken out of school: I have never dealt with failure very well... I think I'd go crazy if I left my dream college.
2. I've just worked it out with my roommates, and they are really my only friends here (I don't see other people much...it's so hard for me to call up people I know just to hang out with them). If I move away from them, I'll be even more lonely than before.
3. I can't go home, I'd feel like a failure. It's also very stressful for me there.
He's my dad... he loves me and wants the best for me. I am on "Academic Warning" at my college because of my grades (which means if I have another bad semester, I'm practically kicked out). I think I've had a hard time with concentration because of this thing that the doctor said I had, so I thought if I could get medical help for it, everything would get easier.
But...my parents (who are paying for my tuition and rent) aren't in agreement with my doctor.
I...am torn apart. Almost completely. I even had my first nervous breakdown last night.
Any advice? I'm kind of at my literal wit's end here.