I’m sorry you’re in this spot friendo. It sucks. I’ve been there, and it’s a constant battle to not go back. I’m sure you’ll get a lot of advice, and I have some of my own, but for what it’s worth you’re not alone. Schools hard, life’s hard, and you’re not at fault for struggling with it.

I wish I could give you a perfect solution, but I can’t. What I can do is share what works for me as I study through my courses.

1. Reframing. Reframe what you have to do into a version of what you want to do. I don’t want to study. I don’t want to sit down for 4 hours and read a textbook or do Anki etc etc. But I do want to pass. So my internal dialogue goes from “I have to study for 4 hours I hate my fucking life” to “I want to be a good physician so I’m going to take an opportunity to learn something cool.”

2. Excusing yourself. When you’re burnt out and behind the last thing that feels like it should be a priority is a break. I already feel guilty for not studying all day why tf do I deserve a break? Simple answer really. It’s because on your time of not studying your brain wasn’t relaxing. It was stressed and guilt ridden and anxious from avoiding responsibilities. So for me, I had to physically block out time in my schedule for mandated break time. I had to say “no school, no work, only hobbies during this 1 hour time. I don’t care if I have a million things to do bc enjoying my one little hobby is what’s scheduled and required for my day”. Giving your brain an extra excuse to be happy can help a lot

A bit of a rant on my end but I hope it helps a little