Failure

[jehovahjireh2007]

How do people deal with failure?

I am asking because I failed a module at uni and it meant almost resitting the year. i was absolutely devastated. Then later i almost descended into a type of depression for two days where I was very low and quiet which is not like me at all. However once that had passed i began to think things through and began to sort things out. I have picked myself up and Gid has provided me with a job. I am a great believer in God doing things for a reason. I can also look back and say that it did wonders for my faith as a Christian as for the forst time i was forced to say "God I really don't know what to do" as up until that point i new what i wanted to do.

Is anyone going through failure? If so please feel free to PM me as I have been through it and i know how it feels.

Derbystudent

 

[fishstix]

The first time I failed an assignment in university I was a little bit stunned at first and then I thought to myself - that really wasn't as bad as I would have thought it would be. I realized then that while failing that assignment wasn't going to help my mark, it also wasn't going to totally destroy it, because there are so many other things that get averaged in. I can't say that I've ever failed an entire class, but if I did, I suspect it would be about the same - I'd be unhappy that I'd have to retake it, but I'd realize that I have plenty of other classes to keep my overall average at a reasonable level.

 

[lionman]

I remember a couple of years ago, I made a 33 out of 100 on a test. At first I thought what an idiot I am. But then I realized that I shouldn't let it get me down, and that I should just dig in and try harder. I could have dropped the class, but I decided to stick with it and study harder, and I wound up making a C in the class.

 

[jehovahjireh2007]

Thank you both very much. It is a comfort knowing that others know how I feel

derbystudent