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Practical Advice Any resources for high schoolers?

#1
(I didn't know there was a school forum but i found it now so i can post here as i have been having troubles with school)

I'm stressing out like hell right now. I am overdue on like 12 assignments and i have less than a month left in school to get all of them done and plus, I Have bad grades right now mostly C's and D's but i have one F in the hardest class (at least to me) in my school. and that is English.. honors english to be exact.. I used to be so good in school in elementary school. had heres and theres in middle school but worked through it, now im a freshman in high school and its so difficult and stressful and there is so many unnecessary things making it worse for me.

For example, my aunt (yes the same one treating me and my family like trash), has been keeping me and my family up at night, coming home drunk and high and causing complete chaos in the house like huge arguments at 2-3 am etc. And it keeps me up all night and the next morning i have to sleep during all my classes only for my grandmother to yell at me to "wake up". I will also admit, since my grandparents keep me in the house everyday for four years (since i was online schooled in middle school) i barely got to go anywhere, the internet had a huge influence on me. and i would use it constantly as a way to keep me sane but it made me even more insane because it got so addicting i started to grow dumber and got D's and F's in middle school but then i was a straight A student in 8th grade. i then got put into two honors classes in freshman year (which is me currently) honors math and english. (But i got removed from honors math because i failed last semester).

Because of the internet influence and my aunt causing my sleep to get worse, everything went terribly wrong. I can't understand anything about school especially math and english, im getting C's D's and F's again, and i have lots of overdue assignments i need to get all caught up on in less than a month. And yes I'll admit some of it was my fault with the internet influence but my aunt causing my sleep to go bad is a problem as well. I just need to know if there are any sources for any high schoolers to like warm up or tutors or practice work? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 

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#2
Khan academy is great for math and other subjects too. Is there any way you can block access to distracting websites for maybe a few hours so you can focus on assignments?
 
#3
Here's a couple books you might want to check out:
The Teenage Guide to Stress

Nicola Morgan




Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens

Earl Hipp





For example, my aunt (yes the same one treating me and my family like trash), has been keeping me and my family up at night, coming home drunk and high and causing complete chaos in the house like huge arguments at 2-3 am etc. And it keeps me up all night and the next morning
You could try some ear plugs or other noise blocking strategy. You could also try masking it with white noise, like a fan, or a white noise generating machine.

You could try calling the National Child Abuse Hotline and see if they have any advice. I doubt they would try to take you away from your grandparents against your will, particularly if the only one you complain about is your aunt.

You could try visiting your mom. If she seems stable, and she doesn't have an abusive BF, etc, then you might want to think about transition to living with her.

You could talk to a teacher, or see if you could get financial aid for going to a boarding school.
 

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