Reducing Commitments to protect myself

Not sure where this belongs so I thought I’d create a new thread for it.

I mentioned briefly in a post that I work full time and study part time. Well, I made the decision this weekend that I need to take a step back from the part time study.

I’ve been overwhelmed/ anxious/ stressed/ unhappy/ a mix of all that recently.

My brain is a mush too, like several cognitive difficulties I’ve never had before. I’m blaming grief on top of work load for that.

I’m writing this here as I made the decision in order to protect myself from what has now become too much for me to cope with. I didn’t give up or give in. Sometimes we just can’t handle everything and something has to give.
I will undoubtedly have times where I call myself a failure or belittle myself for making this decision but I am going to try my best not to do that. It’s not the end, I can resume my study again but right now is not the time.

Thanks for reading if you have, just glad to have a place where I can express this and get it off my chest.

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That right there. You do what is right for you right now. Know yourself, take care of yourself, and to me it seems you do just that. Good work.

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Congratulations on making the decision. I agree, some time it is too much. Your study will patiently wait for you whenever you want to resume.
I feel with you, I put the finalization of my recent study on hold 6 years ago as life has been overwhelmingly much. Up to now. I will consider reviving it next year if it feels right and I have enough energy to follow through.
I’m glad you made a well thought out decision to take care of yourself and respecting your limits. Sometimes it’s necessary to prioritize because there’s too much on the plate for the ressources we have.
Sending you caring and kind vibes :people_hugging:
You are not alone.

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Thank you. Appreciate that :heart:

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Thank you very much :heart: best of luck in your studies if you return to it next year!

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Good for you! Giving yourself a healthier balance of commitments (including commitment to self-care, which you can do now that you are cutting back on your non-self-care commitments) will help you keep your feet on the ground, and stay healthy and clean. This is a good moment!

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Glad you shared and that you are taking care of yourself. Pushing ourselves to exhaustion is not conducive to a healthy body mind and spirit. Being kind to ourselves pays off. :people_hugging::heart::star2:

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Good on you for recognizing and doing something about it.

Taking action is a step in the right direction. And you took action, so good on ya.

Be well.

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Thank you all @SassyRocks @Matt @Deadman really appreciate your input. :heart:

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