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I've just come back from my graduation ceremony at Bristol Cathedral. I should now write BSc (Hons) after my name (have a degree in Psychology). I was really nervous because I don't have many friends there in Applied Sciences, just a lot of aquaintances. Some of them used to be considered friends but when I was going through my worst state of depression they more or less left me to it. They all stayed friends and I felt very left out when they were all having their pictures taken with each other etc. I only had my picture taken with my parents. All those horrible icky crap feelings of inadequacy came flooding back. Still have those feelings with me now. Oh I'll shut up now! Chloe

Standing ovation for Chloe. Congratulatuions

Well Done that girl, Chloe, Congratulations! :))

Congratulations........... how proud your parents must be feeling.

CONGRATULATIONS CHLOE! Sod the rest of them--do you really want friends like that anyway? I'm sure some of them feel very inadequate because they were unable to be a good friend to you. Isn't it horrible that uni can still be like the school playground? You go out into the world and shine--that's the best way to show them! Lots of love, Sal.XX

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! im doing my A-Level Psychology at the moment and having trouble with the Memory subjects at the moment!!! not very exciting!!! doing John Bowlby next and attachment theory which i quite enjoyed last year when i done my GCSE! i want to do the degree when ive done A-Level. hopefully Open University. how hard is the degree?

Chloe, Many congratulations. How well you have done and how hard you must have worked. You had your photograph taken with two of the most important people in anybodys life. How you will treasure that, long after so called friends have been forgotten. Jean x.

Chloe, You are brilliant! You got your degree because you didn't give up even though things were really tough. Everyone on Genes is so proud of you. Love Viv.

Were all proud of you, You need to be very proud of yourself Elaine x

Wow well done Chloe - you certainly weren't in a daydream when you were studying!! Maz. XX

Congratulations Chloe, dont worry about friends, the ones you make at Uni are usually like ships that pass in the night. its the friends that you make from now on that will probably be lasting ones, June xx

Well done cloe in years to come you can look at the photo with the best friends you will ever have and wonder where all those other so called friends are good luck in the future howard

awwwwwwww well done girl! you should feel mighty proud of yourself. you did it all yourself and thats quite an achievement. good luck. sue

Well done you!!!!! Do we have to call you "Your Honour" now?

Congratulations! :-) Joy

Chloe - you got your degree, what's more, you got your degree whilst coping with depression and loneliness. I think that makes you pretty special - CONGRATULATIONS! Be proud of yourself! Sheila x

Thank you everyone. It really does mean a lot. It;s nice to hear that I'm not 'just being silly' which is what I'm used to hearing. I was wishing that my grandparents could have lived to see me there, to see me pass my GCSEs even! I miss them on days like these. But I'm a soppy old cow most of the time anyway! LOL Natalie - most degrees are hard. I love Psychology so I can really slag it off! The only thing that I didn't like at uni was the amount of statistics you had to get your head around, and use the formulas and computer programmes etc. I love Attachment Theory!! Piaget was the bloke I couldn't stand.... he was so crap! I look at my nephew now, and he would not fit into Piaget's stages at all.... he gave no flexibility. Anyway, will shut up now. Take care Chloe xxx

Well done Chloe, Your a star. How well you have done to get your degree and while suffering depression, that's a great achievement. Just remember that and think what the future now holds for you. A whole new life. Dianex