Very low energy after returning to uni and emotionally on edge

kitty · January 10

After returning to uni from Christmas I’m feeling that it’s hard to readjust again. I can leave the flat just fine to go to lectures but anything like doing laundry and collecting parcels I will put off for days. Sometimes I feel so sluggish that I feel like I’ll just fold over onto the floor. This is accompanied with low mood though.

I’m an introvert and don’t drink so don’t like bars, pubs. And I have social anxiety so I know that I should join more societies and I want to but that + my low energy is making it difficult. I’ve done self-care like go for walks, listen to music, watch my fave shows. Usually it’ll make a great deal of a difference. But it really isn’t. And in the mornings I find it harder to get out of bed now and am way more sluggish. Am getting okay sleep even if I sometimes wake up early I can at least 60% of the time drift back to sleep.

It’s just that when I enter my room in my flat (I’m not close to my flatmates, we’ve had arguments before and I just see them as background people if that makes sense), suddenly emotions and low energy hit me and this is affecting my ability to study and do any chores. I also procrastinate/delay sleep quite often because of low energy.

Azziman · January 17

Hi @kitty, thank you for sharing this with us here. I can hear how difficult this is for you. You mention feeling sluggish, having low mood, finding it hard to get out of bed, procrastinating, and finding it hard to study and do chores. Taken together, it sounds like readjusting has been challenging, and your feelings are valid. How were you getting on before Christmas - was it a similar situation, or has it only changed once coming back to uni? You also mention that emotions hit you - what's going through your mind when this happens? We're here to support you.

kitty · January 17

No, during Christmas I wasn’t doing as much chores but still had energy and found walks very helpful. Now less so. Just struggle getting out of bed in the morning, putting off tasks which aren’t part of my daily routine for days e.g collecting parcels, laundry.

Don’t really know what goes through my mind, it’s gotten a lot better but the emotions would just hit and I’d feel numb or upset all of a sudden, I don’t feel like my room or flat is a home (if it’s supposed to feel like that) but it feels more like a hotel if that makes sense. I’m not really one for decorating it, I’m more minimalist and prefer less clutter.

Very low energy after returning to uni and emotionally on edge

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