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Quoted By: >>16409397
Input from fellow med school bros is especially appreciated, but I'm sure a lot of people can relate to how I'm feeling.
So as I implied above, I'm in med school. Started my very first semester in August. In a week we have our third exam which includes anatomy for the first time. It's going to be fucking nuts and for the past three weeks everyone has been studying like mad. I'm on top of my shit, but I know that if I allot myself too much more free time, I'll fall behind. I like what I'm studying, but I get random fits of depression about once a week over how much I work and how little I get to see my friends, pursue my hobbies, etc.
At the same time, my friends back home who are still in college/working entry-level jobs are by no means slouching, but they clearly have far more free time than I do and are able to go out every night on the weekends and have fun in general a lot more. I feel like a loser by comparison, which makes me really self conscious when it comes to my girlfriend back home; I always feel like she's gonna lose interest in me because of how little fun I have these days, even though she always makes it clear how much I mean to her.
I think what really made this spike in intensity was seeing my girlfriend's outfit for Halloween today. It's pretty goddamn slutty. My Halloween plans include studying. That's it. Meanwhile, my girlfriend is going to be out at a party being oggled by a bunch of douche bags. This in particular brought on a really abstract kind of feel that I can't completely nail down. I just know that I feel like shit right now.
I guess I have to ask: can anyone here relate? Does anyone have advice on how to deal with the emotions? I already exercise a lot; it's really the only other activity I have time for besides studying, and it only makes me feel better for like an hour afterwards. Sorry if this wasn't so coherent, I really don't know how to define how I'm feeling or how to deal with it.
>inb4 "suck it up"
>inb4 "op cant inb4"
So as I implied above, I'm in med school. Started my very first semester in August. In a week we have our third exam which includes anatomy for the first time. It's going to be fucking nuts and for the past three weeks everyone has been studying like mad. I'm on top of my shit, but I know that if I allot myself too much more free time, I'll fall behind. I like what I'm studying, but I get random fits of depression about once a week over how much I work and how little I get to see my friends, pursue my hobbies, etc.
At the same time, my friends back home who are still in college/working entry-level jobs are by no means slouching, but they clearly have far more free time than I do and are able to go out every night on the weekends and have fun in general a lot more. I feel like a loser by comparison, which makes me really self conscious when it comes to my girlfriend back home; I always feel like she's gonna lose interest in me because of how little fun I have these days, even though she always makes it clear how much I mean to her.
I think what really made this spike in intensity was seeing my girlfriend's outfit for Halloween today. It's pretty goddamn slutty. My Halloween plans include studying. That's it. Meanwhile, my girlfriend is going to be out at a party being oggled by a bunch of douche bags. This in particular brought on a really abstract kind of feel that I can't completely nail down. I just know that I feel like shit right now.
I guess I have to ask: can anyone here relate? Does anyone have advice on how to deal with the emotions? I already exercise a lot; it's really the only other activity I have time for besides studying, and it only makes me feel better for like an hour afterwards. Sorry if this wasn't so coherent, I really don't know how to define how I'm feeling or how to deal with it.
>inb4 "suck it up"
>inb4 "op cant inb4"
