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Balancing all of my commitments

jcelo24
jcelo24

I am a college student with a lot on my plate, and lately, I have felt overwhelmed with stress due to all of my activities. I am a full time student, I am on the executive board of an honor society on campus, I am an active volunteer for a community service club, and I am in a business fraternity. I also have 2 jobs at the moment. I find it hard to balance all of my commitments while simultaneously having a social life, keeping up with my studies, being a good employee at my jobs, continuing to volunteer, and being committed to my faith. I love all of my commtiments, so I don't want to rid of any. I just need to find a better way of balancing everything so that I don't feel too overwhlemed/stressed, as this can be detrimental to my mental health. Any tips or advice on managing a lot of commitments and reducing stress?

lucillegem
lucillegem
at my university there are workshops that help with stress/mental health etc., maybe look out for those? And also maybe some counseling may help to get some clarity... I know you said you dont want to rid any of the things on your plate, but considering your mental health it may be the right thing...
someone said to me, its okay not to be full time BECAUSE its better to do one thing well then take on a whole lot and not do well....

I mean by taking on a lot sure u can finish earlier, have more stuff on your resume, but if its affecting your mental health, it most likely will affect your performance which may ultimately leave you feeling even more low, darling.
you can weigh out the factors for yourself and see what is best.

my advice is to consider, your schedule and make time for some SELF-CARE. hope it helps!
collegekid37
collegekid37
honestly, I'm in the same boat. @lucillegem is right, as much as I loved all of my commitments, I was being unrealistic about giving my 100% to everything and was inevitably falling through with promises I made to people. It's better to be honest with yourself and cut back on the things that, in the long run, are not as important. I've already cut back on one of my commitments and my mental health is already starting to improve. self-care has also been important in this process.

I hope you find your balance :)
energylost
energylost
How about if you slow down on your community service group and have someone else do it, to make room for other things that week then pick it up again.
gabrielav
gabrielav
Considering the situation and the comments left by those above I have to agree that your mental health is definitely more important. We all want to have a stellar resume by the time we leave the university, but our health should come first because if we're unhealthy we're unable to do the things we're passionate about in the future.