I've been in a similar boat. My grades and "academic standing" has been falling apart and it's been hard to keep up the motivation to do anything at all.
It shouldn't be feeling too down though: I'm in great health, a great relationship, and a supportive family. But sometimes, you just get the blues?
I can either ignore my problems or try just a little. Why not? right?
As for academia, I am definitely trying hard. I don't really work for A's anymore. It's not that I don't get them (although I'm more of a B person, myself). Instead, upon entering college, I decided to go idealist with my education and focus on learning the material rather than nitpicking assignments until perfection. I'm happy with it. My real academic stress right now comes from an overabundance of papers, presentations, and finals . . . and a severe lack of time
Thus, lj posts. Mmm . . . nonsensical action
My emotional stress needs to be dealt with, but I have not the time to fix anything, now. Hope that stuff can sit on pause and not fester while I scramble to finish the term
But yeah: great health, theoretically great relationship, no family problems. In truth, what do I have to complain about? Don't sweat the small stuff (and it's all small stuff, right?)
"I decided to go idealist with my education and focus on learning the material rather than nitpicking assignments until perfection"
That's exactly how I've treated my education for the last 4 years or so. I guess I forgot? I don't know, I guess the economic depression made me overemphasize my life on my grades. Or maybe it showed me that emotionally, I still took pride in good grades.
I'm freaking out about my life and morbidly fascinating about horrible things that could happen to me or Furman that would delay my having to turn in five papers in the next two weeks.
And yes, I keep reminding myself that at least a) I didn't tear my ACL (unlike my roommate, who's having surgery the day after Christmas) b) I don't have some mystery illness that the doctors can't figure out (unlike my sorority sister who's missed two terms already) c) I'm going to graduate on time (unlike Harry, who will not graduate in May) ...things like that.
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It shouldn't be feeling too down though: I'm in great health, a great relationship, and a supportive family. But sometimes, you just get the blues?
I can either ignore my problems or try just a little. Why not? right?
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Thus, lj posts. Mmm . . . nonsensical action
My emotional stress needs to be dealt with, but I have not the time to fix anything, now. Hope that stuff can sit on pause and not fester while I scramble to finish the term
But yeah: great health, theoretically great relationship, no family problems. In truth, what do I have to complain about? Don't sweat the small stuff (and it's all small stuff, right?)
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That's exactly how I've treated my education for the last 4 years or so. I guess I forgot? I don't know, I guess the economic depression made me overemphasize my life on my grades. Or maybe it showed me that emotionally, I still took pride in good grades.
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I'm freaking out about my life and morbidly fascinating about horrible things that could happen to me or Furman that would delay my having to turn in five papers in the next two weeks.
And yes, I keep reminding myself that at least a) I didn't tear my ACL (unlike my roommate, who's having surgery the day after Christmas) b) I don't have some mystery illness that the doctors can't figure out (unlike my sorority sister who's missed two terms already) c) I'm going to graduate on time (unlike Harry, who will not graduate in May) ...things like that.
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