Overwhelmed and paralyzed by my homework. I thought I could hack taking 17 units, and I am technically, but I’m waring thin. Anxiety attacks, depression that lasts for week, and poor communication skills. I’ve been super irritable and sometimes I say things with a bad tone and make people mad, but I don’t mean to.
I feel all over the place, and I don’t have time to see my friends even though I procrastinate all the time.
I would be overwhelmed too with how you are describing it. I’m so sorry you are depressed and having anxiety attacks, that sounds terrible!
Does it help you at all if you get some perspective? Sometimes I like to ask myself, how much will this matter in one year? Five years? 10 years? This is not at all to minimize what you are going through, but to simply zoom out from the focus on “this will never end.”
Because it will. You will get through this semester, and one day you will look back and think “I was at a really low point, and I’m so glad I didn’t give up.”
I really hope you can find some time for friends because social engagement is highly regulating for our emotions. I believe in you 100%. You’ve got this!
Overwhelmed and paralyzed by my homework. I thought I could hack taking 17 units, and I am technically, but I’m waring thin. Anxiety attacks, depression that lasts for week, and poor communication skills. I’ve been super irritable and sometimes I say things with a bad tone and make people mad, but I don’t mean to.
I feel all over the place, and I don’t have time to see my friends even though I procrastinate all the time.
I would be overwhelmed too with how you are describing it. I’m so sorry you are depressed and having anxiety attacks, that sounds terrible!
Does it help you at all if you get some perspective? Sometimes I like to ask myself, how much will this matter in one year? Five years? 10 years? This is not at all to minimize what you are going through, but to simply zoom out from the focus on “this will never end.”
Because it will. You will get through this semester, and one day you will look back and think “I was at a really low point, and I’m so glad I didn’t give up.”
I really hope you can find some time for friends because social engagement is highly regulating for our emotions. I believe in you 100%. You’ve got this!