Hi,
I’m in my winter term at college and I’ve been extremely depressed every since the beginning of fall term. I’ve finally decided that I need to move back home and attend community college, but I don’t know how to tell my roommate or my big in my sorority. I feel terrible for leaving them but I’m honestly in such a bad place that I need to be home with family. How do I break the news to them?
Thanks for the help!
You can tell them that you have to move home for medical reasons. You don’t have to be more specific than that.
Believe me, it’s much more common than you’d think! My son had to do it, as well as a HS classmate of his who went to Columbia.
Good luck. It’s your choice. Tell them you are moving close because of family.
Or tell the truth if you are comfortable doing that. One of my D’s sorority sisters made a similar choice for the same reason – everyone was very supportive – and when she was doing better she even came back to campus to visit and stayed at the sorority house.
Absolutely tell the truth. It is nothing to be ashamed of, and if they really are true friends, they’ll understand.