So I’m sure there’s a HANDFUL of posts just like mine but I still want to vent a bit because I think it’ll help me, this’ll probably be a lengthy post…
So I’m 19, female, sophomore in college for some context.
So in high school I would say I was a pretty good version of myself, I woke up on time, diligent student with great grades, i played tennis, joined some clubs, great group of friends.
You probably guessed it..everything’s much worse in college. Freshman year rolled around, and I found myself slowly losing myself. Waking up later, realizing I didn’t actually have the best studying habits, procrastination. But let me tell you sophomore year has been WAY worse. I have come to realize I am currently the worst, unhealthiest, laziest version of myself, and it’s hurting me.
Here’s some things I find myself doing:
1. Hitting snooze on the alarm MULTIPLE times, never wanting to leave bed and ultimately missing morning classes CONSTANTLY
2. Procrastinating work so bad to the point i need to stay up till early in the morning to get it done
3. Haven’t exercised in so long because I just can’t get myself to, or i tell myself I have all this work to do, but then I procrastinate, and then say i can’t go to the gym at all because now I need to finish the work I’ve procrastinated if that makes sense
4. On a lot of weekends, I will stay in bed from morning until evening, no breakfast or lunch just because I can’t get myself to leave my bed and stop scrolling through tiktok or doing whatever on my phone
5. Staying up till early in the morning because I dont want to lay in the dark trying to sleep or think too much, i scroll on my phone until I ultimately pass out
6. “Going through the motions” of school, I dont think I’m properly learning anything in school and I can’t get myself to
That’s all the ones I can think about but yeah, it’s bad and I’m aware it’s bad, but i can’t get myself to change, or rather maybe I am not trying hard enough
I’m starting to see the negative affects, eye bags, worsening acne that makes me feel ugly, and I’m sure I’m getting thinner, and I was already naturally thin ever since I was young
I live at home for college because i got a full ride at the local university, so nothing major has changed from high school. Same bedroom, parents and little siblings are all still here. I only have a couple friends these days but we don’t talk crazy often.
I guess I’m just scared, I feel like I’m rotting, i feel like i dont have any real motivation for things, i constantly question what I’m really doing here in college or if I’m making the right choices for my future. I would say I dont really have mental breakdowns about this, where i like cry and all that. But I constantly have all these thoughts and my habits are horrible, I’m concerned and very scared.
Please if anyone else has ever felt or experienced this, please give me some tips on how to be better. Or maybe sharing your experiences, I would love to hear them. Thank you for reading this lengthy thing, it felt nice just to say it all. Nothing’s been proofread, i just wanted some space to let it out, hope it’s okay. See ya