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Things To Get You Thinking

Are ya thinking yet? How about now?

Rachel Kessler

Jan 09, 2017

Union College - New York

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You know all those cliché quotes, memes, and GIFs about not being able to fall asleep at night because you have too much on your mind? This may just be me but everytime I see one of those I get extremely frustrated. Why you ask? Because not being able to sleep or even focus due to millions of little thoughts racing around your head is a feeling I relate to on an exponential level. But. Why does no one ever take the time to list some of those thoughts? Why at the end of reading those cliché quotes, memes, and GIFs am I left wondering what other people are thinking? Are they the same as the things that distract me or keep me up at night or am I just insane and completely alone?

Personally, mine span from stressing about an upcoming exam to trying to remember that Spongebob episode I referenced earlier.

So. In hopes of being relatable to someone other than that thing I see everyday in the mirror, here are some of my little things. That stress me out, make me think, make me question everything, and keep me up.

1. Does my dog actually understand me when I talk or is that just something I am imagining?

2. Am I going to develop the "cabin fever" that everyone at Union talks about? What are the symptoms and do they sell the antidote at Reamer? Is it contagious? Should I wear a mask?

3. Do boy brains and girl brains work completely differently? Is there any evidence to support this?

4. What books can I read that will change my life?

5. Does one's life have the ability to be changed? Do people change, or just their circumstances?

6. Will I be friends with the people I am friends with now in 10 years?

7. Will I starve at West tomorrow or will they have something decent?

8. What if all the people that hate me secretly love me, and those who love me, hate me?

9. How many times will math make me cry this term?

10. Is anyone else thinking any of this stuff? *help*

There it is, some deep, stupid, and confusing thoughts that make me think. Incase anyone out there wanted a strangely intimate look into my mind, here it is.

Sincerely,

Someone who obviously doesn't get much peaceful rest

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Living in the dorms can tear down your immune system.

1. Drink lots of tea with honey.

2. Get a good amount of rest.

3. Make an appointment with the health center or at a doctor's office.

4. Stock up on soup and crackers.

5. If you are able to, go home.

College isn't easy, and I'm afraid I'm not going to make it at the rate my mental health is going.

Leslie gets it.

Your professor mentions there's a test in a few days and you didn't know about it.

You spend all day long in class and now realize you also have to spend the next few nights awake studying.

You take out your textbook and notes, but don't have the energy to actually read them.

You keep reading the same sentence over and over, but it still doesn't make sense.

You can’t focus, and your roommate suggests you go to the library.

You realize there are still over 50 pages left to read.

You reach the two-hour mark of studying and get delirious and want to give up.

You take a Netflix and snack break.

Your friends told you they were staying in with you to study, but they end up going out.

Your friends ask why you need to study instead of having fun.

Your friends send you pictures of them out having fun, but you're stuck in the library and want to run away.

You walk out of the test and realize staying in and studying was worth it because you definitely aced it.

No, I'm not mad, that's just my face

1. You can't control it.

2. You are not always pissed off.

3. Most of the time, you're just fine.

4. Usually, nothing is wrong.

5. Sometimes, you use it to your advantage.

6. But you actually are approachable most times.

7. Fake smiling is tough.

8. You are not actually a b***h.

“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with.”

1. “What am I supposed to do if everything doesn’t work out like it does in my head?”

2. “I really hope everything I’ve learned can be used to make a difference one day.”

3. “I didn’t think it would be this hard.”

4. “I wonder what would have happened if I did _______”

5. “I wish my parents were here.”

6. “Should I get another job?”

7. “Are my grades good enough?”

8. “How long will it even take me to get to where I want to be?”

9. “What should I get my graduate degree in?”

10. “What am I going to do when my meal card runs out?”

11. “Am I where I need to be?”

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