This semester is the first one that I’ve had to work and go to school at the same time, so basically I don’t have any days off. I go to school Monday through Thursday, and I work Thursday through Sunday. There is barely any time to complete my homework. It’s gotten to the point where I am looking for so much time to finish school work that even my breaks at work consist of me trying to find a quiet place to finish work. It’s quite exhausting.
Sometimes I try to drink tea or listen to calming music at night to decrease my stress levels. I try to avoid taking naps because I know once I wake up, I’m going to feel like I’ve wasted time and the restfulness will disappear instantly. When napping has the opposite effect, that’s when you know you have a problem. Lately, I’ve been trying to avoid not spending any time with friends or my boyfriend because I know that if I completely cut myself off from entertaining myself at all, it’ll only have the opposite effect and increase my stress levels even more. I want to be able to find a way to completely erase it. Sometimes, when I do homework ahead of time, I feel less stressed, but I barely have time to finish work ahead of time even when I take the time to plan out when I’m going to do the work responsibly. I need a vacation from both work and school – even if it’s short!
Sometimes I try to drink tea or listen to calming music at night to decrease my stress levels. I try to avoid taking naps because I know once I wake up, I’m going to feel like I’ve wasted time and the restfulness will disappear instantly. When napping has the opposite effect, that’s when you know you have a problem. Lately, I’ve been trying to avoid not spending any time with friends or my boyfriend because I know that if I completely cut myself off from entertaining myself at all, it’ll only have the opposite effect and increase my stress levels even more. I want to be able to find a way to completely erase it. Sometimes, when I do homework ahead of time, I feel less stressed, but I barely have time to finish work ahead of time even when I take the time to plan out when I’m going to do the work responsibly. I need a vacation from both work and school – even if it’s short!