It’s always a mad rush to the finish. Turning in last minute assignments, taking exams, and trying to leave in a reasonable amount of time. We’re in such a hurry to leave it all behind that we forget the aftermath we’ll return to. When we do, it seems worse than the last time we were there. It’s like a flood in Louisiana or a car ramming into a brick wall — the work just keeps on coming!

Maybe you were smart enough to plan in advance, leaving little notes around to remind you what you’ll need to do when you return. Even then, promises can always break, especially when it’s one to you. So, if you’re just now returning from a school break, like me, here are 16 Gifs that describe what you may be feeling right now.

1. You're too tired

Your sleep schedule was wrecked the minute you left. Yes, it's still broken.

2. You're in denial

It's not that you don't want to. You just "can't even".

4. Overcrowded by the overjoyed

Sometimes, friends tackling you into hugs can be a nice reminder that you're loved. That is until you realize the next break is another few months away.

5. Going crazy -the lost and found version

You think you left something at home, but really it’s somewhere in the five bags you brought home.

6. Going crazy -the assignment version

That assignment you completely forgot that you’d promised yourself you would do on break…it just…didn’t happen.

7. Misreading the syllabus

When you think you're on top of it, and then you're not.

8. The bomb

You awoke to a nice, sunny day of classes. The first one: a project. The second: an exam on Friday. Oh and that one group project that you finished before the break? Yeah, that kid deleted it by accident.

9. The mishap

Oh hey, remember that balance you forgot to pay off, you did that, right?

10. Attempting (and failing) to motivate yourself

“If you finish these few assignments, then you can do this!” But…I can choose to do that now…Nah I’ll do it later.

11. When you fall, cry, cry again

Eventually, everything is collapsing around you and you cannot keep up with your studies.

12. The "it gets better" talk

It may (and hopefully will), but there are still five school days a week. That’s a long time till next Monday.

13. Realizing it's not as bad as it seemed

Pretty much self-explanatory

14. Jiving and surviving (barely)

You get back into the groove and you're getting it together.

15. Calendar Countdown

When you realize how stressed you are, you give yourself something to look forward to, like when the next break is.

16. Just keep swimming

Just like Dory said, just keep swimming.