Originally Posted by PhoenixJ

Yep- that is me. I got to a doctorate level- pissed. I felt such a fraud- my only recourse was to drop out and drink even more. Now actively studying again for the first time since then. I remember doing well- so naturally think it will be the same now- nope. There is a lot of stuff on Brain Matters. Stuff like doing jigsaws (which I hate- but do) to retrain the brain. Like having a permanently injured muscle- have to compensate and relearn. It sucks- but it is way better than being drunk, dead or a vegetable.