Never let yourself believe that you have everything together in a pretty package, all tied together with a nice big bow. Ever. Because you probably don't. You're fooling yourself. Whoever told you with their disillusioned smile, "Everything will be okay" was wrong, and you should probably stop going to them with all of your problems. Because they are wrong, and you are still a mess.
So what if you finished your essay? You had to pull an all-nighter to do it, leaving you exhausted. So what if you made it to your class on time? You have a fever and feel sick, and should probably be in bed. No matter the choice you make, you should have taken the other available option. Sick? Stay in bed. Staying in bed because you're sick? Should have gone to class.
When you try, and push yourself harder, and grasp at what is left of your sanity, people tell you to cut back. Balance can't happen in college. Everyone has something for you to do, and if you say no, well you're screwed and somebody else takes your place.
You can try to sit back and enjoy the ride, but good luck having twelve different things to put on your resume. You can drop the work or classes that make you feel worn thin enough to shatter into a million little shards of overworked college student, but good luck looking good for your professors.
Really, though, all you can do is all you can do. You do your work, you fall behind, you think you get caught up, you miss a class, you fail a quiz, you keep plugging on. Sometimes, the initial discomfort of dropping something you thought you could handle is better than the long term discomfort of allowing yourself to stay in a position you truly cannot handle.
So what if you finished your essay? You had to pull an all-nighter to do it, leaving you exhausted. So what if you made it to your class on time? You have a fever and feel sick, and should probably be in bed. No matter the choice you make, you should have taken the other available option. Sick? Stay in bed. Staying in bed because you're sick? Should have gone to class.When you try, and push yourself harder, and grasp at what is left of your sanity, people tell you to cut back. Balance can't happen in college. Everyone has something for you to do, and if you say no, well you're screwed and somebody else takes your place.
You can try to sit back and enjoy the ride, but good luck having twelve different things to put on your resume. You can drop the work or classes that make you feel worn thin enough to shatter into a million little shards of overworked college student, but good luck looking good for your professors.
Really, though, all you can do is all you can do. You do your work, you fall behind, you think you get caught up, you miss a class, you fail a quiz, you keep plugging on. Sometimes, the initial discomfort of dropping something you thought you could handle is better than the long term discomfort of allowing yourself to stay in a position you truly cannot handle.
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