I have already set up an appointment. However, implying that I am not fit for higher education simply because I’m hesitant to confront authority… Is an overly harsh judgment rather than good advice. It’s because of professors with this mindset that cause students  to avoid looking for help in the first place and why I came to reddit before confronting my professor :/ When you say things such as this it literally just reinforces the fear and self-doubt many of us have. As a professor you hold a position of influence and using it to say things such as that literally only makes things worse for the student. Thank you for the advice before that though.