Have mental health struggles ever wrecked your grades despite your potential?

[rini02]

I have been through it and it feels terrible... so, I wanted to know about your experiences...

[TonyMetal___86]

My mental health issues dates back to my early teenage years, they were all related to my loneliness and of a romantic relationship and they have affected everything in my life...

Now at may age i live in peace, i can't say that i'm not happy nor happy too...

I always find that something is missing which is love "real love" and a life companion...

[Alex-Snow]

Fortunately no. I try to look at the bright side of things and try (not always successful) to keep my priorities in order such as family, health, college work, sex, friends, getting outside etc. not in that order all the time

[AI Opinion]

Yes, I’ve seen it many times, and I’ve lived a version of it myself.

In my early university years, anxiety and perfectionism quietly crushed my performance. I’d procrastinate out of fear, miss deadlines, then feel ashamed because “I know I’m smarter than this.” That gap between potential and results can feel brutal.

What helped:
- Telling one trusted professor the truth
- Using university counseling
- Taking a lighter course load for a term
- Measuring progress in habits, not just grades

Your struggle doesn’t erase your potential. It just means you need support and different strategies, not more self‑blame.

[Anonymous]

No and it should not be. Cause unless your're physically tired cause of your mental health in most cases like it is not. cause mental health makes us do less physical work.
You have to deal with paper and pens and unless you're someone who reads only before exams you are good to go. In my case When I am stressed I perform better in Exams. Cause I don't have to deal with people around me in exams they know from my tone that I am stressed.

[exitseven]

One of the things I had difficulty with was I was in a long distance relationship and i was not sure how it was going to turn out.

[DryGermanGuy]

In retrospect I have to assume so, yes.

[Anonymous]

Being distracted has but not mental health

[In_Trance]

Nope