Welcome to Miel’s problems are now everyone else’s problems. Because my diary is too small and I can’t fit all my stress into it.
Last night, as I was trying to sleep, i could literally feel my heart HAMMERING from stress. Like I don’t think I’ve ever experienced this outside of exams. So let’s talk about MOST of the things causing me stress right now. I say most, there’s 2.5 things I don’t wish to discuss and won’t be sharing the reasons why because I don’t want to even give hints.
So, college just started back. After over 6 weeks of freedom, I’m back. Honestly, i always say this, but if college was a place I could sit and listen to all this awesome and cool knowledge being thrown at me, I’d really like it there. But the thing is that’s just not the case. I have extra work to do.
I finished 1st year with an AAB grade. Surely this is good, right? I suppose it'll look good on uni applications, but I do feel the stress of keeping up with my studies.
Speaking of University. UCAS is happening right now. I’ve filled out like 90% of the form. The only thing missing right now is my personal statement. And I really just don’t want to write it. The thought of doing so is making me want to cry. I have nothing positive to say about myself. I don’t have anything that makes me stand out from other candidates. I want to apply to one of the best universities in the country yet there’s nothing about me that would make them want me. I haven’t done enough preparation for speaking about my subject either. I need to talk to the department for advice but that is making me anxious.
Anyways, why do I feel like I can’t keep up with my studies? Because I have a group of friends now (YAY!). On the off chance anyone remembers, last year I spent from like September to May with like 0 friend group. I was too afraid to make friends. My self esteem was all the way down. But I was able to re-connect with some people I went to primary school with, and now I have people I enjoy being around and sitting with. But now I have these friends I don’t want to study anymore. I’d rather be sat with them having fun than sat alone in the library doing practice questions on biopsychology and listening to french podcasts on the off chance I actually know what they’re talking about.
BUT. At least I have friends now, right? WRONG! Well I do have friends but like not all my problems were solved. It was really naive of me to think I’d gain friends and think I’d just magically be a happier person. Of course my low self esteem wouldn’t magically be healed, or I’d be able to talk comfortably. I spend a lot of time being quiet. And I regret a lot of the things i say. Do I talk too much about kpop? Kdramas? Genshin? Being gay? Am i just weird. I feel so weird. Why do I say the things I say… I shared my discord with them, on the off chance we all voice chat and hang out online. But now I feel so self conscious. Are they reading my weird statuses, or when I had song lyrics. Are they judging my pfps of Luda and Yeoreum and Yuri. They probably aren’t but what if they are.
So let’s see what I’m dealing with right now:
1. The pressure of having high predicted grades
2. Lots of school work
3. University applications
4. Low self esteem
5. Friendships
Is that all? NOPE LMAO. Let’s not forget my extended project. Now I won’t lie, this isn’t causing as much stress as it was. This was the largest contributor of my stress. But I was able to speak to my leader and she told me the words I needed to hear. That it’s going well. Am i still stressed? Yes. But is it not haunting me while I try to sleep? Yes
Now am i done?
HAHA NO.
I also started working. And do you know how many hours I did this week. EIGHTEEN. This is hopefully a one off, i spoke to my manager to max my hours at 15 because this really just made everything worse. I had no time to play games or watch Netflix or simply lie in bed and listen to music.
But. Even now the new week is approaching and everything might feel better, I feel completely unmotivated. Listening to music isn’t appealing. Watching YouTube isn’t appealing. Playing genshin isn’t appealing. Talking here isn’t appealing. I just feel like I’m existing right now. I only feel truly alive with my friends. Yet they’re still a contributor of my stress. Yikes.
I’m done now don’t worry I’m not gonna throw anything else in here