Yeah, unfortunately, life gets really complicated at some point. Weather you fight with your friends, lover or just have too many responsibilities, at some point in your life you might feel like it's too much for you. I, for example, have times when I fight with the people I care about and right now I have some really important exams going on so I'm feeling really over-worked and under-paid, if you know what I mean. I always do my best to be a nice person and to work a lot for school but nothing seems to pay off because this not the kind of result that comes right away. So, my advice for you guys is to just chill and try to stay cool. Don't worry too much about anything, but don't forget about it either. Just figure out the right amount of time you have to save for it. You could make yourself a schedule even if it's not strict. Just right down what you need to do and don't forget to offer yourself some fun time because that's how you can make the stress go away. Also, make yourself a list of small goals that are important for you and reward yourself every time you achieve one of your goals. You don't have to buy yourself something expensive just because you got a good grade, keep it cool: offer yourself a night out and it will be just as good. Also try to talk about your problems, but don't complain all the time. Just bring it up when you feel like the person you talk to is worth opening up to. They might even give you some really good advice. Talk to your friends and they will make you forget about the stress going on in your life. You could even open up to older relatives and ask them how they got over their problems when they were your age. Their experience might be useful for you.
I, for one, know that all these problems and exams that are so important and stressful for me right now are not really a big deal, because in life I will have to face harder and more difficult things. Still, this thought doesn't keep me from stressing out. It only makes me feel better about everything at the end of the day. I won't go to bed thinking to myself: "Oh, God, today was so boring. I had to study all day and I didn't even have time to chill a little bit in the park. I hate my life and can't wait for this living Hell to be over." Okay maybe I think to myself that sometimes, but most of the time I thank God for everything before I go to sleep, because the exams will be over soon and nothing will matter anymore, because I know that I'll do just great and make my folks proud, because I have a great boyfriend and great friends to share my ups and downs with and because I am healthy, beautiful and smart. However, this stressful period makes me think too much about the future and it kind of scares me. I have nothing figured out, but somehow I know that, whatever I will, do it will work out for me just fine. I want to get into a good university and maybe study foreign languages, but what happens after that? Everything is so foggy in my mind. I want to have my own apartment and my own dog, but I realize that I won't have enough money to buy myself a home right after college, so what am I gonna do? Will I come back to live with my parents? Will I even get a job? I don't like to stress about this kind of things because even if now I say "I'm gonna live alone in my apartment with my dog and have a great job and lots of money.", you can never tell what life has in store for you. Maybe I won't even like dogs anymore by the time I finish college. Maybe I won't even finish college. Maybe I won't even get it. Maybe I'll just get hit by a car when I go out tonight. This is why I don't like to make plans: life is an interesting mess that we are stuck in and it's somehow all written for us. The decisions we take only bring us closer to what we are supposed to be. I don't say that you shouldn't follow your dreams because it's useless. I say that you must follow them but don't expect them to be the way you pictured them. Well, that is pretty much all. I am sure I got you really bored with all of this. Of course, this could happen only if I had any readers, which I doubt. So, if there is anyone out there reading my posts, good luck with your future. I hope it doesn't turn out the way you planed it, but the way that is the best for you. ^_^