A time you had an experience of disconnection by MARA CAMPBELL

Disconnect

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I felt disconnected when I suffered a sports injury in cross country.

Feeling of abandonment

2025-11-24 23:19:13 UTC

My mom left me at the zoo by accident for a day

2025-11-24 23:19:31 UTC

When someone says you can’t join their group

Feeling Disconnected

2025-11-24 23:19:35 UTC

I remember when I first entered my first college class and I felt disconnected because I didn’t really know anyone else in the room and it took be a second to feel that sense of belonging

2025-11-24 23:19:41 UTC

I have felt disconnection with friends before. I wasn’t always the funniest or loudest in the group and it made me feel like I wasn’t good enough.

2025-11-24 23:19:44 UTC

I felt disconnected during my senior year of high school in my sports team because all of my older teammates graduated

2025-11-24 23:19:45 UTC

A time I felt disconnected was when I got rejected from a club here on campus.

2025-11-24 23:19:47 UTC

Didn’t feel accepted in high school sports - isolated from rest of team

Disconnect

2025-11-24 23:19:51 UTC

Being surrounded by other students during club meetings/social events and feeling excluded and out of place

9th Grade

2025-11-24 23:19:53 UTC

Freshman year of high school and I didn’t know anybody.

Disconnect

2025-11-24 23:19:55 UTC

When teachers don’t remember my name

2025-11-24 23:19:56 UTC

in high school during volleyball season, there was a group of girls who were really mean and had terrible attitudes and they just made me hate playing

2025-11-24 23:19:57 UTC

Didn’t know how to sit next to someone in a new class

Moving In

2025-11-24 23:20:02 UTC

Moving into the dorm life and being surrounded by new faces, I felt disconnected and unsure of how others would think about me.

2025-11-24 23:20:03 UTC

When im new in the environment and its not welcoming

disconnect

2025-11-24 23:20:03 UTC

when i’m underestimated

2025-11-24 23:20:04 UTC

when i was talking about a song that was really impactful to me and they just dismissed my feelings and thoughts by responding with “yeah the song was ok”

Felt out of the loop

2025-11-24 23:20:08 UTC

Disconnection

2025-11-24 23:20:10 UTC

Working in a group project with people who were close friends and they left me out of planning

2025-11-24 23:20:11 UTC

When i was talking to alot more accomplished kids who go to the same school i do

Leadership work

2025-11-24 23:20:15 UTC

When working in big groups on service projects my group was disregarded and made us feel not important

Music

2025-11-24 23:20:17 UTC

During my music band practice the members would play a new song that I dont know how to play which in the end I would sit back and watch

2025-11-24 23:20:17 UTC

When I came to school I didn’t know anybody

Disconnect

2025-11-24 23:20:20 UTC

When I didn’t get into my dream school

Career fair

2025-11-24 23:20:20 UTC

Being a pre bus freshy at the job fair it felt like no one wanted to talk to me—employers or other kids actually trying to get jobs

Disconnect

2025-11-24 23:20:21 UTC

Not getting direct admit to bschool

Disconnect

2025-11-24 23:20:23 UTC

When I tried to join the soccer team and I was really bad so they didn’t let me join the team

2025-11-24 23:20:49 UTC

Being in a club supposed to be connecting with the same identity yet I felt like I didn't belong

Feelings of Disconnection

2025-11-24 23:20:56 UTC

I think the first time coming to this university was a big moment of disconnect. This is because I was in an entirely new environment with very few people that I actually knew. Over time, I was able to find my sense of community, but it was difficult at first to over come that disconnection.

meeting my roommate

2025-11-24 23:22:22 UTC