I feel so alone and helpless, like a chicken trapped in a cage with no means of getting out...?

It sounds like you're experiencing depression and possibly some sort of anxiety disorder (although if your anxiety only comes when you are in those two classes, I would think it's completely normal to feel so anxious and stressed in that situation). Talk with your doctor about it. If you start having thoughts of suicide go in to the emergency room.

Other than that, I think most teenagers go through this. You've been in school your whole life and you're starting to grow up and tire of the same old, same old. Try finding something you enjoy to do after school so that you have something to look forward to every day to help you push through the school day.

This may just be a phase. As corny and cliche as it may sound, don't rush growing up. Once you graduate, you'll miss your old routine and how easy life is right now (even though it doesn't feel easy).

I know when I was your age (which wasn't too terribly long ago, I'm 23 now) I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I knew what the real world was like...wrong! Try to enjoy these last couple of years.

Do some soul searching, make some changes, meet new people, try new things. You never know, maybe you'll learn something about yourself. Best of luck!

Oh yeah, and parents yelling at you doesn't mean they don't care or want you to stay with them forever. It means that they see you growing up and you're almost out of school. They are probably a little panicked, too.

They want to be sure that they have taught you the right lessons and that you're prepared to go out into the world. Out there, people don't care about excuses. They care about results.

It's harsh out there. Maybe they're just trying to prepare you for that. When you're a little older you'll start to realize that all these years you blew off their advice because it wasn't "cool" they were actually right (whoa!).

Crazy, I know. You'll see... :).

It sounds like you are really stressed and under a lot of pressure. My advice to you is find a hobby. Drop some of the tough classes and find a hobby to look forward to everyday.

Whether it be a school sport or club or anything outside of school where you can meet people and hang out with your friends to keep your mind off school High school should be a great time in your life because it's what you make it. Right now, you are making it hard and difficult because of your classes. You need to find a balance.

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