The studying continues, the sleep cycle lessens...
The funny thing is a upperclassmen told me, it's like barely keeping afloat. You begin to sink, lose your breath, then somehow you manage to take a gasp of air to continue the struggle. You will begin to become so stressed and tired that you will begin to ditch classes at the expense of learning to catch up in others.
He was right got damnit.
I like to use the quicksand analogy. The more I move / struggle / try ... the more I SINK, as a result, I move more to try to get out of the quicksand trap and it ONLY GETS WORSE.
Our professors told us not to tunnel vision on one subject or the next exam without continuously keeping up with the other classes or we will start a vicious cycle that is almost impossible to recover from.
They were right got damnit.
Now... for the good news? We will get through it... it will be hard, we will modify our study habits, but I don't think anyone who isn't in this type of setting can understand how incredibly difficult it is to maintain your study balance, while balancing life, and not losing your dang mind!
Another day I watch the sun rise as I go back to the lonely depths of my apartment, to awaken the next morning to depart to study the whole day again. *7 days a week* I look forward to the comfort of my wife, family, dogs, and family. I look forward to the comfort of a vacation NOVEMBER 15th!
Hats off to all medical students in the country, we are all sinking in the quicksand together! However, what we don't know is that at the bottom of the quicksand pit is FREEDOM. It's a portal, a right of passage, an entry into THIRD YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL (clinical medicine)!
Mansoor Jatoi, MS I
