Hi, I’m Ollie.
For a while, life was going great for me as a young university student in his second year studying engineering. I was excelling in my studies, embracing my passion for design and innovation. However, my world took a sudden and devastating turn when my beloved father suffered a heart attack.
Without hesitation, I took on the role of caregiver, providing emotional support and doing everything within my power to aid in his recovery. Naturally, my focus shifted entirely to my father’s well-being, causing my attendance at university to suffer. Despite informing the university about my situation, they made a decision, one month later, to remove me from the program due to my attendance drop and their assessment of my mental state.
This sudden dismissal sent me spiraling into a state of depression and anxiety. To make matters worse, I lost my student loan, leaving me unable to pay my rent. Panic set in, and feeling desperate, I made the regrettable decision to take out a loan without confiding in anyone. I now find myself burdened with a debt of 12,000 GBP, and I feel completely alone in this struggle.
The fear of stressing my father during his recovery has prevented me from sharing this burden with anyone close to me. I feel utterly defeated, as if everything that was going well for me has crumbled into nothingness. Even securing a job interview has become an uphill battle, adding to the weight of my situation.
Now, I have no choice but to face the harsh reality that I have just a week to repay the debt, or I risk losing everything I own. The weight of it all is becoming increasingly unbearable, and finding the will to carry on feels like an impossible challenge.
As I write these words, tears stream down my face. I want to emphasise that this is not a fictional tale but a true story of the person who sits behind this message. It may not seem scary to an outsider, but the terror and desperation I feel are very real to me.
I understand legitimacy may be called into question, so I urge you to view my profile pictures to see the emails I have received from a debt collecting company.
I reach out to you out of desperation. I am at breaking point, I’m typing this with remorse and embarrassment but I really feel I have no choice. If you haven’t been able to help anybody less off with their struggles, but you’ve always wanted to, then do please consider helping me, I’m at breaking point and I only have a week.
The financial support alone would lift me out of this dark depressive stage, and put me back on route to continue studies. With this debt looming I cannot afford to go back to Uni but I am so desperate to graduate one day.
I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read my heartfelt appeal. I hope that by sharing my struggles, I can find solace in knowing that there are people out there who may be able to offer support and help me navigate through these dark times.
Ollie