Don't get me wrong, I love college (in both the Asher Roth way and the Sam Adams way) but this whole academic obligation/homework/paper/exam aspect of college is really cramping my style. I thought that without my parents to nag me about everything, living on my own a few hours away would mean no worries for the rest of my days. However, the fact is that I'm here to learn. And almost just as importantly, get good grades. This past week has been extremely stressful, with presentations, speeches, exams, and papers all due on top of one another. It's so easy to get caught up in making flashcards, checking my grades on Angel, pulling all nighters, and complaining about how stressful my life is. But the truth, that I often forget, is that no matter how I do this semester, everything's going to be alright. Doing my best in everything is definitely worth it, but stressing out about it is definitely not. There have been countless times in high school when I cried into my physiology textbook and nearly fainted when I failed an AP Gov test. If I'd known that I'd be doing as well as I am today, I could have saved myself the hysterics. That's what we have to keep in mind when school gets stressful. Life is good! If you just stay calm and do what needs to be done, everything works itself out. And even if it doesn't, a bad grade won't kill you. Seriously. Take a page from Timon and Pumba and chill out and get happy! We're all gonna make it through this semester.
This reminds me of something my mom always says to me through every anxiety attack I have: "In the grand scheme of life, these things don't matter", and right she is, they really don't. Who cares if I get a 70 percent on my h econ midterm? I may be upset about it at the time, yes, but it's not going to affect the rest of my life. Keep calm and carry on!
ReplyDeletenice message and points about everything and just like lauren's mom tells her I remind myself of this every time I pass out due to stress, worry, and everything else going on =)
ReplyDeleteeverything will pass and as long as you don't fatally injure yourself in the process you'll be okay ;D
hakuna matata!!!
This is a really great message! I was pretty much in the same boat with you this week and I always tend to forget that one bad test isn't going to ruin my entire life.
ReplyDeleteI always end up stressing myself out. This time, I fainted twice. I have also put myself into the hospital for anxiety. This is why I'll never be a surgeon or a boomb diffuser. I'll be too stressed to be any good.
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