“I was thrown out of university three times. Perhaps there were support structures, but without knowing how to find them, or how to advocate for myself, I experienced zero support. I was even asked to leave when I tried talking to a councillor. I still don't know if it was trauma or mental conditions, but now, 15 years later, that I have some support for both of those things (including medication) I have a distinction average. There is a sense in which I will always feel as though my life was ruined. I was homeless for a while, and now I still am a bit of an outcast from society. Many people who naturally fit into university, or systems of power generally, will never be remotely understanding. The hardest thing to try and learn is that they were wrong, and try to be understanding towards myself.
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