Hi all.   
My girlfriend has been training to be a teacher for the last few years. She's now within the very last month of placement, but she's struggling.  
Admittedly, she's not the most organised person and gets hugely emotionally invested in situations without thinking through them rationally. She also suffers from depression. 

 
I am a hard worker, but have always been very lucky with my career. I've never really had to deal with heavy failure myself, although I would say I am someone who can understand other people's perspectives well.  

Last night she confessed she fears she may fail and that this would be the "end of her life". I expressed that there were many people in life (citing examples of both people I know and celebrities) who still manage to find jobs and build careers without certification (I am one of them; I never went to college) and that just because you may not do the job you initially looked to do, it didn't mean you had no options (Again, I always wanted to work in film, now I work in marketing but I'm very happy).   

I fear she may go into a serious slump and hurt herself if she feels any more "worthless". She escapes her stresses by going out at any opportunity to party and socialize, despite her huge workload. She does have a counsellor, but I doubt she opens up to them as much as she does to me.   

I'm good at giving her lots of positive reinforcement, being there for her and helping her with these feelings, but if she fails - I fear it will be too much for even me to handle. What do I do, Reddit?
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Girlfriend suffers from depression and feels "worthless" in not achieving anything at her age. She
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Hi all.   
My girlfriend has been training to be a teacher for the last few years. She's now within the very last month of placement, but she's struggling.  
Admittedly, she's not the most organised person and gets hugely emotionally invested in situations without thinking through them rationally. She also suffers from depression. 

 
I am a hard worker, but have always been very lucky with my career. I've never really had to deal with heavy failure myself, although I would say I am someone who can understand other people's perspectives well.  

Last night she confessed she fears she may fail and that this would be the "end of her life". I expressed that there were many people in life (citing examples of both people I know and celebrities) who still manage to find jobs and build careers without certification (I am one of them; I never went to college) and that just because you may not do the job you initially looked to do, it didn't mean you had no options (Again, I always wanted to work in film, now I work in marketing but I'm very happy).   

I fear she may go into a serious slump and hurt herself if she feels any more "worthless". She escapes her stresses by going out at any opportunity to party and socialize, despite her huge workload. She does have a counsellor, but I doubt she opens up to them as much as she does to me.   

I'm good at giving her lots of positive reinforcement, being there for her and helping her with these feelings, but if she fails - I fear it will be too much for even me to handle. What do I do, Reddit?
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GF is training to be a teacher, is scared she'll fail. What do I do?
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