College Stress Support Group

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orioning 03/03/2018

I am a sophomore. Halfway through semester 4.

I am so tired. I am so utterly, deeeeply exhausted.

This school is making me sicker and sicker. Everyone is so overwhelmed with classes. This school is a total pressure cooker grind-you-down nightmare of homework and exams.

You don't even get to take days off on the weekends, or you'll fall behind.

I have what feels like Finals exams next week, multiple major exams on back to back to back days again!!! Jesus fucking Christ. What do I do? I already pulled so many all nighters this week.

There's no parties on weekends, no games of frisbee. Just pain. Pain and studying and deadlines.

I'm so so sad. I came here idealistic to study what I love - I'm very passionate about my field.... but I am so deliriously tired and demoralized, ... I don't know what to do.

I'm basically just carving pain into a wall here. If anyone ever reads this, know that I tried.

I'm getting fine grades, but I'm losing my soul to do it. My friends and girlfriend back home are very worried about me.

I'll either make it through this, break down and quit and become a plumber, .. or just throw myself off the 5th floor one of these days.

All 3 seem equivalent at this point.

I'm in hell.

Yours bitterly,

Orion

BlackKitty 03/03/2018

i feel u. i am 3rd year dental student. Its overwhelming. getting to classes and dealing with depression , anxiety and eating disorders.But we'll be fine someday. This is what i am telling myself to get through the day. I cant do it anymore. I dont even know why I am still alive. I cant find any sense to this life anymore. Hugs and kisses. Peace, my dear one :*

orioning 03/03/2018

Thanks for the comraderee.

I couldn't sleep last night. Stayed up half-awake watching a few episodes on Netflix. ... I think my physiology knows it's the only way it CAN get to lie down and chill for a bit.

Stressed as I always am, it was kinda nice.

gabrielav 09/12/2018

College could definitely be stressful, usually the first month into the semester is fairly relaxed and you're able to do things you enjoy like party or go out to hike, something along those lines. I'm already in my senior year so I know how the stress could make you feel. It's usually around the time of midterms, finals or projects that the madness takes over campus and it can turn into a ghost town. When I'm in the situation you're in I like to step back for a moment to go work out or meditate for a few minutes, also a nice walk relaxes me a bit. Unfortunately, I have no way to stop the workload from coming, but I wish you the best.

MariahB 09/12/2018

College can be filled with such fluctuating feelings. You want to succeed and do something you love, but the pressure and the money and the time and the sacrifices it takes to obtain it all makes you overwhelmed, second guess and just feel unsure about whether or not the journey is even worth it. I am in my last year of earning my bachelors degree in human services and I am passionate about my field as well but it can be so stressful, overwhelming and hard to balance all the pieces to life's big puzzle. I have found that time management, including making time for your self and self care maintenance is essential for success in other areas like work and school and being present for your family and also the school itself just may not be a good fit! I went in person for a while and went into labor during my first batch of finals, I tried online school where they sent a laptop and I thought it was super sweet but then the 4 classes that were considered full time was soooo overwhelming and for the past couple of years Southern New Hampshire University has been AMAZING. Two courses is full time so theres a lot of balance and a lack of feeling overwhelmed (as much as possible), the school has so many tools and resources and forms of help and tutoring and time management tips and breaks are always okay so its nice not to have that pressure of having to drop out to take a break. They have supportive resources like counseling and just a bunch of understanding and supportive approaches and resources and they make school as doable as possible (in my opinion) while completing the degree of your dreams at a nice pace.

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