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PTSD: Post Traumatic Summer Disorder

Adios summer, hello school.

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PTSD: Post Traumatic Summer Disorder

As summer has come to an end and the school year has started up again, many students are experiencing PTSD: Post Traumatic Summer Disorder. Here are some of the tell-tale ways you know you've transitioned from being a beach brat to a total book worm:

1. The tan lines have faded.

2. The hair is losing its sun-kissed blond streaks.

3. Your summer smoothies are now being replaced by exorbitant amounts of coffee to get you through the day.

4. You've ditched the beach bag for a book bag.

5. Leisure reading of magazines and romance novels has now turned into endless readings of one of your many textbooks.

6. Going out during the week doesn't mean going to a fancy tiki bar, rather it means heading to the library to pull an all-nighter.

7. Sunglasses have been replaced by reading glasses.

8. You've given up on dressing nice; T-shirts and sweatpants are the new style.

9. You've ditched the Summer 2k15 playlist for a more soothing study playlist.

10. You don't go on any romantic dates. Rather, you have study dates.

11. What's a beach body? More like busy-body.

12. Instead of checking the weather report for possible beach trips, you now check your emails for possible homework assignments.

13. Your Instagram feed of beach pics has now been replaced with pictures of coffee, textbooks, campus buildings, and the classic roomie pics.

14. When online searching, you find yourself enrolling in classes, study sessions, and local discussions, rather than purchasing concert tickets or outdoor excursions.

15. You're officially in over your head with classes, coursework, extracurricular activities, and part-time jobs.

16. You're already counting down the days until Summer 2016.

PTSD is a serious matter, but thankfully all of our peers are going through the same hardships, so we can mourn together at 3 a.m. in the library. RIP summer 2k15; you will deeply be missed.

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