Duke of Edinburgh HELP NEEDED.?

Question

Okay here is the problem

I did my practise duke of edinburgh bronze in january and it was the absolute worst weekend of my entire life.

I went in with an incredibly postive attitude and was really excited about it but despite that i hated it all.

The walking went on for HOURS AND HOURS and my feet were in total agony that you could not forget.

When we arrived at the campsite, it was horrible, i was damp, the food was disgusting and it was totally freezing. then the next day i could hardly walk.

For the entire summer holidays I have been panicking about it. You cannot understand how much i dont want to do the real thing, it is just the worst thing imaginable.

the only reason im doing it is cause im near the end and i dont want to let down my team, but they wouldnt still have enough people to do it and they know i hate it.

I dont give a d**n about a certificate at the end and wont feel pleased when ive done it.

I said to the teacher (who is an evil witch) that i didnt want to do it and she said think about it, so i did and thought, oh just do it anyway! but i have said that to myself everyday (just do it) and it makes me feel sick at how much i dont want to. I push myself to do lots of things but i feel that this is just tooo far. it is in no way me and i have already done it in the practise.

it is in early september, the 10th i think.

shall i just not do it or what?

please help guys im really upset about it.

Answer 1

I feel your pain. But consider yourself lucky. My practice walk was a walk in the park compared to my actual walk. My practice walk wasn't over night, just literally a 5 hour walk around a huge country park and back home again. We obviously had minimal amounts with us because for a 5 hour walk, we didn't need anything but drink and lunch.

Then the real walk came. And it was basically how you described your practice walk. I've vowed never to do anything like it again. And the worst thing? I didn't even get my DofE award because I didn't do the other stuff attached like charity and sport etc.

But quit while your ahead. If it isn't something you want (and honestly, won't make much difference in your life at all) don't go through something that you thoroughly hate. It is meant to be challenging, don't get me wrong, but it's not supposed to be completely dreaded and forced. If your team can survive without you, express your views and save yourself from the walk. It isn't worth the stress.

Good luck (Y)