EricGerman
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Third year. Third year. I started so excited. Now I stare at my screen for hours writing nothing. My advisor asks for drafts. I don't reply. I hide.
My friends have jobs. Money. Weekends. Lives. I have ramen, anxiety, and a document no one will ever read.
Some days I wonder: why am I doing this? The topic I once loved now makes me sick. Every paper I read makes me feel stupid. Everyone else seems so smart. So confident. So sure.
I know I'm not alone. Everyone says "third year is hard." But this hard? This soul-crushing?
How do you keep going when you've lost all motivation? When you want to quit every single day? Help.
My friends have jobs. Money. Weekends. Lives. I have ramen, anxiety, and a document no one will ever read.
Some days I wonder: why am I doing this? The topic I once loved now makes me sick. Every paper I read makes me feel stupid. Everyone else seems so smart. So confident. So sure.
I know I'm not alone. Everyone says "third year is hard." But this hard? This soul-crushing?
How do you keep going when you've lost all motivation? When you want to quit every single day? Help.
