Finals week is fast approaching, and the only thing I feel right now is stress.
Between meetings, my classwork, two jobs, my homework, and my social life, it's easy to feel like I'm drowning. Assignment on top of assignment, job after job, I start to feel like I don't know how to do my work anymore. I feel like I'm just a robot doing the same thing over and over again, and honestly, I just want to curl up in a blanket fort and watch Netflix.
Often, I feel like feeling like this is normal. It is supposed to be how college is, and that it just is what it is. But sometimes its not how its supposed to be. Sometimes it's all too much -- and you know what?
That is completely okay.
Sometimes everything comes crashing down on you, and you have been so worn down that your burn-out is inevitable. And it's easy to say just push on through, but it's okay if you don't. Sometimes you can't get every assignment done, and sometimes you have to take off work for a mental health day.
I know getting your work done seems like the highest priority, and most of the time it is, but if it's putting your mental health at stake it's okay to prioritize your work. It's okay to take a break and see your friends. It's okay to lay in the best damn blanket fort you've ever made and binge watch a bunch of Netflix.
Society today is on the go, always. I often find myself running around from place to place, and as soon as I get a break, I find myself falling asleep, even if I'm in public, and that's not okay. I understand that college is tough and that there are times when I'm gonna hate everything and have so much work to do that it's overwhelming. However, I also recognize that sometimes I don't have to hold myself up to such high standards.
I want to be successful, hell I am successful, but sometimes the road to success is paved with more stress than what it's worth. Sometimes, I just want to quit my obligations and curl up away from the world. And sometimes I do.
As finals week quickly approaches, it's important to remember that we are just human. No one expects you to be perfect (and if they do screw them). Honestly, perfection is overrated. And when it feels like you're so burnt out you can't do it anymore, take a break. It is completely acceptable and taking a break might actually help you finish what you're doing. Your mind will never let you accomplish anything if you overload with all work and no fun.
Currently? I feel beyond burned out, but at the end of the day, it'll be okay. I'm not a quitter, and neither are you. Burnt out or not, college is hard, and it's acceptable to struggle and take a break.
