Does anyone else wish they could re-do highschool?

BEFORE YOU START RELIVING YOUR HIGHSCHOOL TRAUMA LET ME EXPLAIN

For context:
I graduated high school during covid. Those four years of my life were hard for various reasons like mental illness, being a female and unattractive and fat, and at the time undiagnosed for ADHD. That, plus having two years of my high school career being quarantined and having a computer in my face all day instead of paper and pens made it so hard for me to graduate feeling accomplished and like i did something that was great for myself. I never cared about like huge awards or anything but the monkey brain in every human does crave validation and some sort of recognition. Which i never got.

I daydream about being able to do highschool over in a way that feels more like i just wish i could have had the diagnosis i have now for my adhd and been able to actually try and apply myself in school. I skated by, adored history and chemistry but barely passed other classes bc i couldnt focus and/or comprehend anything that was put infront of me. I passed most of my classes due to cheating, or trading with other friends for work, like i’d do their history paper (always made sure it was a b+ to avoid suspicion lol) and they’d do my Math work or something else i needed. I just miss the environment of being taught something new and interesting and actually soaking up that information and comprehending it and getting tested on it and actually getting a good grade back. I miss writing out rough drafts and having to turn them into real physical paper essays. I hope this makes sense, I just feel like i’m a weirdo for wishing this. Teachers always told my parents “she’s energetic and kind but is lazy and doesn’t apply herself”. It always hurt my feelings and i never knew what was wrong with me.

Posted May 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC

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