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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was the professor correct ? Did you end up in that field ?[/quote]
I dropped out immediately. It was my very first class. I would have had to take the majority of related classes with her, I was embarrassed and took her words to heart. I have no clue if I could have improved with some guidance and support. My heart was in it, but then I allowed her to shatter it. 
I allowed her to shatter it. [/quote]

This is not entirely on her[b]. Trauma isn’t just what happens to you, but how you respond to it. Some people would be discouraged, but not drop out (an extreme reaction). [/b]Others might have disregarded her opinion entirely. And some would have seen her opinion as a goad to become amazing in that field.

Definitely talk to a therapist. [/quote]

This. OP, you said yourself "I allowed her to shatter it" - you alone are in charge of your own reactions to people. You allowed the professor to affect you. You did not have to allow it. Maybe could not choose differently at the time, but it's still your own reaction that only you are responsible for. [/quote]

Or put another (nicer) way— that professor was a jerk and you need to mentally just drop her. There’s been a relationship (in your mind/thoughts) and you should just end it. [/quote]

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