When there’s no way you can get it all done

It was five days before Thanksgiving break when one of my professors announced a previously unscheduled exam just after the holiday. This was news to all of us, and the surprise of it caused tears to well up in my eyes. I had already been feeling overwhelmed as more and more demands kept piling up—from meetings to swim practices to presentations and deadlines. I wiped my eyes and tried to refocus my attention on the material being taught that day.

By Sunday morning, though, I was a mess. The anxiety about everything I was facing had kept me up most of the night. Exhausted, I began crying again. There was no way I could get it all done. 

The anxiety about everything I was facing had kept me up most of the night.

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