exhaustion

[bebu*funfun]

im so drained and it's just the 2nd week of school. how am i going to get through this semester. ahhh

im in need for a nap right now but i work in exactly an hour. grr...

so tired...nneed zzzz... i feel weak

[mugsy]

i feel the same way.
today i was supposed to go in and start my multi-media peices and decided no. i need rest.
the teachers keep ragging on us about the grad show, and scaring me.
in 2 weeks, i dont know if ill see my bed for more then 5 hours a day.....

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

im so drained and it's just the 2nd week of school. how am i going to get through this semester. ahhh

im in need for a nap right now but i work in exactly an hour. grr...

so tired...nneed zzzz... i feel weak

i've been there before bebu, it only gets worse, you dont want to burn out like i did its fuckin hell. so you should cut some of the unhealthy things out of your life, slow down on wokring and partying those are the two things that get people the most when there going through school.


the sustained highlevels of stress lead to burn outs and depression.

[Canar]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

so tired...nneed zzzz... i feel weak

one word. jib.

one more word for those who didn't catch it. sarcasm.

:)

[stringbeans]

ugh i know. just got through my first week of school. i actually just woke up from a 2hr nap heh

[*PooKie*]

a 15 minute nap is waaay better for you then a 2 hour nap.... trust me, it makes you feel way more energized, more then 20 minutes makes you more tired

[stringbeans]

yeah ive never really been able to pull off a power-nap before. i cant seem to fall asleep for only 15 mins

[LeeBrat]

power naps for me consist of about..45 min to an hour. but yeah these last few weeks have been tireing, but maybe its just the weather

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

im so drained and it's just the 2nd week of school. how am i going to get through this semester. ahhh

im in need for a nap right now but i work in exactly an hour. grr...

so tired...nneed zzzz... i feel weak

Think about all the work through you crammed into the last couple of days though. Once you get some proper rest now that Azim's project is done, I think you'll be a bit better.

[veN]

Don't worry, you are gonna make it. Sounds like you had a busy run this last li'l while. Chin up. I'll make sure we have fun WHILE we're working over the next li'l while, okay? Nev is crazy fun. And you are Funfun, so it's all gravy. Burnout is a bitch so try to avoid it (Haha, right). I've been there. Different commitments but I've been there... working 7 days a week (both jobs on fridays) and taking courses at the same time. Crazy stuff... But we are the workaholic kind. And you'll pull thru this, it just really sucks for the moment. And what's a moment when you've got a whole life full of moments ahead of you?

[decypher]

Yeh my schedule last semester conflicted hardcore, work all day, then homework then school 7-10, then work again at 6am, i didn't have any times for naps or anything.. That plus partying really took a toll on me by christmas. Cutting out the partying is a major factor when the semester really goes into full swing.

[Joanne]

I'm taking an 18-credit course load that includes 15 hours of clinicals at the hospital once a week (they also start at 7 in the fucking morning), and I also have a part-time job which can be quite mentally draining at times...

it's such a hard adjustment after a whole month of relaxing and doing absolutely nothing.. :(

I'm feeling a bit drained as well... but I'm finding things like spending time with positive people in your life, working out, taking a dance class, etc can do wonders for your stress level and overall mental health.

--Joanne :P

[kiMMie]

I work 8-12 hours a day telling people twice my age what to do and how to be an adult. Talk about exhausting...

[lola_phyne]

Urgh!! I'm on that boat. I've slept roughly 2 hours in the last 2 nights and those nights were rough. Work evening, go out, work morning (cuz someone called sick) then work another shift 3 hours later.. go out. I'm ready to keel over. And on top of that I feel like I'm getting sick. URGH URGH URGH!

[bebu*funfun]

i think its generally nowadays where there are tonsss of oppurtunities and just THINGS available to do and since everyone's doing it..we somehow manage to do it as well. the pressures of doing multiple mandatory time consuming things (ex school/work), while on the side having oppurtunities to take up hobbies and extra curricular activities (ex sports/music) AND on top carrying a social life, which we do to relax us, even though its probably heavy time/energy consuming things like drinking/dancing.

it really sucks how the day is so short and there is so much to experience and learn. im having difficulties right now juggling work and school together and on the side wanting to learn extra things in life. it gets to the point where i know school is number 1 priority but other things are just so much instantly rewarding to do. (where as school takes 2 more years to get the feeling) its like picking to go out and party or concentrate on schooling or work to get the money TO party and TO go to school.. WHY NOT DO IT ALL?

im just ranting.. there's way too much crap to do in this world and 24 hours in a day is way too short. sleep is overrated.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

i think its generally nowadays where there are tonsss of oppurtunities and just THINGS available to do and since everyone's doing it..we somehow manage to do it as well. the pressures of doing multiple mandatory time consuming things (ex school/work), while on the side having oppurtunities to take up hobbies and extra curricular activities (ex sports/music) AND on top carrying a social life, which we do to relax us, even though its probably heavy time/energy consuming things like drinking/dancing.

it really sucks how the day is so short and there is so much to experience and learn. im having difficulties right now juggling work and school together and on the side wanting to learn extra things in life. it gets to the point where i know school is number 1 priority but other things are just so much instantly rewarding to do. (where as school takes 2 more years to get the feeling) its like picking to go out and party or concentrate on schooling or work to get the money TO party and TO go to school.. WHY NOT DO IT ALL?

im just ranting.. there's way too much crap to do in this world and 24 hours in a day is way too short. sleep is overrated.

look man, youre still really young..plenty of time to do everyhting. but when you pile it all up then your really not enjoying anyhting. and from my own experience it can get really unhealthy. you dont want to go where ive been bebu.

p.s school is fuckin boring and it licks ass...im glad ill be done with it for atleast a year come april.

[veN]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

look man, youre still really young..plenty of time to do everyhting. but when you pile it all up then your really not enjoying anyhting. and from my own experience it can get really unhealthy. you dont want to go where ive been bebu.

p.s school is fuckin boring and it licks ass...im glad ill be done with it for atleast a year come april.

Yeah, but while you're young you've got heaps of energy and sometimes the advantage of living at home with your parents which makes it easier to take on heaps of commitments bc you (in some cases) have less expenses and responsibilities. I think she's being really smart about stuff.

Edit: She could take it a bit easier, but that usually means cutting out social life and with the heavy other commitments, you need that social life to keep you sane. Man... you need to work to live, but you need to do school to. And you need a life to survive work and school.

[mugsy]

^ i donno if i can fully agree with that. im in a program right now and most every one is 25+, and after this program are persuing their bachelors of fine arts and or another trade involving art. i'm 20, and i feel completely rushed. almost in a sense not ready for all this school shit.
granted different strokes for different people, but while im young i want to experience world things, not classroom things. im glad i have my program in me, i have alot to apply to the world when i see it. but i still feel that im waaaaaay too young to be all caught up in school. and this doesnt mean i dont have future plans for education. im going to get my ece and sea and teach preschool for alittle while, then return to school at about 28 or so to receive my bfa. husband and family or no husband and family, its what i WILL do.
but like i said, everyones different. some people answer to discovery, others to education. i want to answer to both.

[bebu*funfun]

yea i reliezed ill be getting a degree when im 21. kinda nutty..after that i go career hunting? and when i get a career i consider myself as a full grown up. right now along with 6 courses and working 4 days a week i want to learn how to scratch/spin/mix, breakdance, learn color photography and on top do some commissioned design work to add to my portfolio/get money. SO MUCH TO DO SO LIL TIME. i feel that being this young i need to do it now..cuz as an example learning how to breakdance right now would be sorta diff than waiting til a few years later.. (weight, flexiblity, and even passion). hmmm its an open discussion. some think school should be done right away others believe to experience other joys of life first then return to it.. "cuz the school will always be there".

[veN]

Yeah, school will always be there... But there's nothing wrong with getting it done now and getting yourself established. It's different for everyone. I took an intensive 1.5 year program (and did many other things like additional courses and work at the same time) and now I'm done. I was 20 when I started working in my field fully certified. I can travel in the summers (working in a school rocks) or I can take a leave and have my job secured.

So I haven't missed out on anything... Nor will I. Some people need to get some traveling and partying out of their system bfore they settle in for school. I did a year of retail work and straight partying! Then I settled in for school. Granted, my school didn't take as long as a degree... But I've been multitasking like nothing else for the last 4 years. Only this year have I taken it easy (@ 22) and stopped taking additional courses (yeah, I burnt out, but who wouldn't after 4 years of school+work+extras).

This year's focus is on hobbies and travel in my spare time. Next year I might take on more courses again. I just totally understand Bev's perspective, bc I was there and still am there! You want to do everything you can while its available to you and relevant!!! I was supposed to be going to australia for upto a year when I got accepted into my program, so I postponed traveling and went to school. Now I'm finished, got a job I LOVE and could happily do for the rest of my life, with room for change and/or addtional challenge, and would work around family life. And right now I've got good money coming in, time free to make more money (like doing one-to-one work with children who have autism etc) and time to try new things. Also... I live at home, so I have less expenses/repsonsibilities. I haven't locked myself into a grown-up life just yet!