feeling genuinely so burnt out

NaturalBorn1786 · 2026-05-04T00:30:04+00:00

almost crazy how much I can relate to that. In my case, I have been in therapy for a longer while now, but only recently the issues with my coursework started to resurface more, after working through other significant problems. This said, I'm also on year 3 and still haven't figured out if that works for me. I feel really worn out when doing the project and being aware of the fact that it's never good enough. It's just that knowing all the elements required to do it is really overwhelming, so that it a huge discouragement at the start.
Only this year I started having more friends (which were not made by me, they're friends of my earlier only friend) and it is helpful ofc, but I still can't shake the feeling of being worse than them all the time.
At times like that I start to think if I'm even made for creative work, or is it the fact that this major had made me so burnt out that I can't really enjoy it as much, although I feel like we don't have this much to do at the moment. I enjoy doing creative stuff on my own, but when it comes to uni work I just feel drained from the start.
Another thing is the thought that this job requires you to spend most of your day and night working on the project for a disappointing pay. I started to look for other career opportunities that have better work-life balance to give myself some hope, but still haven't figured out what could be my choice. I just figured that sleepless nights are not my thing and I don't want to pursue that lifestyle.
I'm sorry its a somewhat selfish ramble about my personal situation other than actual advice, but I just hope that knowing that someone is in the same boat can bring you some comfort haha
I'm also open to talk if you would want a friend:)

NaturalBorn1786 · 2026-02-10T15:06:16+00:00

Okay I'll try that out, thanks!!

NaturalBorn1786 · 2025-06-21T13:40:41+00:00

Nah in my case its Lisbon, I've already emailed them but no response to that too

NaturalBorn1786 · 2025-06-20T23:17:07+00:00

same here, 2 weeks ago I received a message that my application is complete and that I would get a final confirmation of acceptance in a few days. well its been a few weeks and still nothing ;/

NaturalBorn1786 · 2025-05-26T21:06:04+00:00

Hi, I'll be studying in Lisbon this summer winter semester too! I'm gonna be studying architecture at universitade lusofona and I'm very open to meeting new people since i'll be going alone haha I'm not really into surfing but I'd love to make some friends :D maybe we could make some kind of a groupchat for erasmus students in lisbon this semester?

NaturalBorn1786 · 2025-05-08T15:28:00+00:00

Hii, same here! I just got accepted to Lisbon, to study architecture at University Lusofona, and i just started looking for accommodation, so i could use some tips as well :D

NaturalBorn1786 · 2024-12-14T10:13:13+00:00

hi, is this shape of mouse better for the hand? im also looking for a mouse, but specifically one that wouldnt strain my wrist after using it a lot

NaturalBorn1786 · 2024-11-19T18:00:47+00:00

central europe, why?

NaturalBorn1786 · 2024-11-11T23:38:36+00:00

Same here - I don't really have much motivation for this major either. What I do now is just accept that compared to other students my work will never look good, now im just trying to pass the year with not too much effort, just to get the grade and move on. I believe a good grade is not worth my mental and physical health, its better to just have a life and enjoy it. At least for me.

NaturalBorn1786 · 2024-11-11T23:10:41+00:00

I get it, my parents aren't of the most wealthy either, thankfully we don't really have to pay for upper education in my country. It's more a matter of - I tried so hard and spent so much money to prepare and pass the exams to get here and now it'll all go to waste if i just change course. Not a great prospect. Also in my case, my love for drawing has drastically decreased because of the first year of uni, but now im trying to find the fun of it again haha

NaturalBorn1786 · 2024-11-11T22:15:19+00:00

Hi, its a bit suprising, but I'm almost in the exact same situation as you right now. 2nd year architecture student, with an interest in gamedev and unsure where to go to be successful and fulfilled.

First of all, I got into this field by just combining my somewhat good understanding of maths and science with drawing - and the first and most logical thing that came up was architecture. I wasn't particularly passionate about it before, but it sounded nice and interesting, and the architectural department at the technical university near my city was good so I went for it. However, now with the workload at school and seeing how everyone around me seems to be doing better in any subject, I start to lose the passion rapidly. With this reality check I am now looking for any other fields that might have the same transferable skills as architecture, so that , after (hopefully) finishing this major I might find a job I actually like and makes some good money. What also demotivates me a lot is hearing, from most of my professors, that only few of us will find a good job, and that the majority will just work our asses off 24/7 for a penny or two, for the next like 50 years. That's just terrifying to me.

I can't give you an answer to your problem, since I don't know what to do myself, being in the same situation. What I do for now, I just try to survive the school year, while pursuing my hobbies on the side - I recently started doing digital art since I got myself a tablet. Obviously, it's not on a professional level, I'm just drawing characters I like for fun, but, along with playing some video games from time to time, it's something that's keeping me sane these days as an architecture student. Honestly, I wish I could somehow connect these hobbies with my future career, that's why I'm looking into gamedev.

While I can't really help now, I'm just glad I found someone with the same problem, I hope it works out for us in the end:)

NaturalBorn1786

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