Hi TackCape,
Thanks for your post.
I appreciate you deciding to share what's going on for you and I hope that we can help you out a little bit. I'm sorry that you're struggling and Uni can be a difficult time for a lot of people.
How long have you been feeling this way? Have you talked to anyone about it?
Ultimately to help you manage feeling this way I think it would help to know the whys even though that's easier said than done sometimes. Often Uni's tend to have school counsellors and student support staff on site, which can be really helpful. You could possibly see them or even talk to your GP about it to better understand why this is happening.
Uni in itself can be pretty stressful and there's a lot of things that make it stressful; whether it's struggling to understand the content, meeting deadlines, social groups, writing exams and reports, fear of failure or maybe not being sure that this is the right course for you. Other times Uni can be stressful but just because the rest of our life is pretty stressful whether thats health, family, friends or anything else that's going on in your life right now. The more that you can pinpoint what it is about Uni that's overwhelming the easier it can get to try and manage it.
I'm really glad that you're being able to write song lyrics and poems. That can be a great way to express yourself especially if you're feeling so overwhelmed. Maybe there's something in what you've written that can help you understand why you might be struggling so much. Of course you don't have to share them with anyone; they can be such a personal thing - and anyway to express yourself in a creative outlet is such a good thing.
