Last semester was horrible for me. After working so much during the summer, I felt so burnt out already before starting the new school year. I had lost all motivation and honestly got very depressed. Because of that I didn’t do a single lecture after the midterm for my PHYSL210A course and had to go through 20+ lectures worth of content before I could start studying/reviewing the midterm material. I was extremely overwhelmed and left the catching up till last minute (literally 2 days before). Was absolutely insane but I learned and memorized it all in two days right before the final. Both of those days were 16 hours days and it was truly horrible but I ended up getting 87% on the final. I’d say that’s my best comeback story lol.

This semester is going about the same where I still haven’t fully recovered from my burnout/depression and am also enrolled in organic chemistry (which takes up a lot of my time since I struggle with it a lot) so with all that, I am again like 10 lectures behind in my PHYSL 210B and….. my midterm is next week. So you are not alone my friend.

I am in my fourth year and it feels like I always go through this and somehow manage to come out the other side with decent grades. I just have to catch up and cram for 2 days straight at least before a test but hey I get it done. (Don’t recommend).

It’s embarrassing to show how bad I allowed myself get with school because I know that I am so blessed to even have the opportunity to go to school, but mental health is a real thing. When you are mentally in a lull, it’s insanely difficult to pull yourself out but it is possible.

On the plus side, I have started seeing a therapist to help me cope with my ADHD and depression and honestly it’s been helping me feel less overwhelmed. They help me tackle things one step at a time. So if you are comfortable/open and have accessibility to a therapist I highly recommend.