I used this forum a lot during my high school years while I was applying and it was very helpful so I thought I would post since I’ve reached a point where I need advice yet again.
I am a current Plebe who has really been wanting to leave lately. At first it was great here. I was meeting a lot of new people and seeing things I had never seen before like New York City or Boston for trip sections. However, as we settle into halfway through the first semester I have started to take a turn for what seems to be the worse. Or maybe I’m just being dramatic I’m not sure.
To put it bluntly, I feel very depressed. It’s like I am living life as a robot. Only existing and not truly living. I go on trip sections to a city area and feel so upset when I have to come back to campus. Even to the point that sometimes I get emotional about it.
So I guess my question is am I experiencing regular Plebe blues or is this something deeper than that and I am truly unhappy here and should leave? I am doubting myself a lot and my choice to come here. The upperclassmen tell us that happens to everyone. But it seems like for most people it happens during the gloom period after they get back from Christmas leave. Not this early.
Furthermore, where is the line between sacrificing fun and living normally for something worth doing and genuinely being depressed to the point that it is harmful to a person’s mental health to continue what they’re doing?
Any advice or insights would be appreciated.
I am a current Plebe who has really been wanting to leave lately. At first it was great here. I was meeting a lot of new people and seeing things I had never seen before like New York City or Boston for trip sections. However, as we settle into halfway through the first semester I have started to take a turn for what seems to be the worse. Or maybe I’m just being dramatic I’m not sure.
To put it bluntly, I feel very depressed. It’s like I am living life as a robot. Only existing and not truly living. I go on trip sections to a city area and feel so upset when I have to come back to campus. Even to the point that sometimes I get emotional about it.
So I guess my question is am I experiencing regular Plebe blues or is this something deeper than that and I am truly unhappy here and should leave? I am doubting myself a lot and my choice to come here. The upperclassmen tell us that happens to everyone. But it seems like for most people it happens during the gloom period after they get back from Christmas leave. Not this early.
Furthermore, where is the line between sacrificing fun and living normally for something worth doing and genuinely being depressed to the point that it is harmful to a person’s mental health to continue what they’re doing?
Any advice or insights would be appreciated.