The Life as a College Student

Going to college is a exciting experience for me. At the age of 31 I finally get to start working towards my career. Sometimes college can be a bit much, especially having a anxiety disorder. This fall semester was stressful. Taking a total of five classes was too much to handle. I hold myself to a higher standard. I’m the type of student that I have to make A’s and B’s & must have the perfect GPA. I had put so much pressure on myself that I would label myself dumb if I made a C or below on a assignment or test. I would come home after working a nine hour shift and would do homework all night. I felt like their was no room for self care because I was too busy doing school work and that had to come first. I was extremely stressed out trying to get everything done and perfect. The stress caused my mental and physical health to decline. I really had to think about what was more important, my school work or my health. Of course both of them are really important but my health comes first. The first thing I did was try to finish out the rest of the semester without stressing out. I told myself I will do my best to finish all my assignments and exams. If I didn’t pass my classes, that was okay and I can’t give up. The next thing I did was lighten up the load of my classes for next spring,summer & fall semester. This means I won’t be graduating on time and that’s okay. I have to stop being so hard on myself and know my mental and physical health is more important than anything. As long I get my associates degree that’s all that matters.

!Update!: I did end up passing all my classes for the semester with four A’s,two B’s and a B GPA. That is something to be proud of and I’m happy that I made the choice of not to give up.