DOMINATING MY LIFE

[The Dudester]

Anyone else feel like in the last 3 weeks especially nothing else exists except this damn waiting game? I don't even do my hobbies anymore, since I started hearing from schools. I rarely go out and do things, and find myself staying up late and procrastinating important things because all I can think of or want to think of is this application process. I am either daydreaming about the schools I've been accepted to or agonizing over the lack of responses from other schools. I live on this site. I can't think or talk about anything else. I just need this to be over, to get set up at a school, and get my life back.

[waddle]

You are not alone:

[PrettyVacant]

Anyone else feel like in the last 3 weeks especially nothing else exists except this damn waiting game? I don't even do my hobbies anymore, since I started hearing from schools. I rarely go out and do things, and find myself staying up late and procrastinating important things because all I can think of or want to think of is this application process. I am either daydreaming about the schools I've been accepted to or agonizing over the lack of responses from other schools. I live on this site. I can't think or talk about anything else. I just need this to be over, to get set up at a school, and get my life back.

Agreed! I'm an addict too. Can someone to put me out of my misery? Pretty please?

(At least I know I'll hear back before March 31st. I'm counting the days...)

[pawqara]

My story. I am such a useless person these days! I have even convince myself that when I hear from my school, I am going to go back to "life". So it is kind of ok to be in this painful cloud for this days. I can't sleep either, can't read anything field related, and won't answer emails of colleagues offering jobs, collaborations or anything similar. I don't know what's going to happen to my life! How can I reply sincerely?

Yesterday while watching a House episode, I decided I am depressed. Really, I am not even doing the "fun" things anymore, just checking email obsessively. And of course not seeing friends/people, I can't handle the questions "do you have news yet? are you going to move to XYZ in August?"

[missyk27]

Pawqara- completely agree! I get anxiety when im out with friends because I don't want to answer questions like, have you heard? What's ur plan b? I've been uber cranky and my bf treads lightly. I just told him today that once this is over ill be back to normal and smiling.

[missyk27]

Pawqara- completely agree! I get anxiety when im out with friends because I don't want to answer questions like, have you heard? What's ur plan b? I've been uber cranky and my bf treads lightly. I just told him today that once this is over ill be back to normal and smiling. I am obsessed with checking my phone for emails or looking at the results page on here. When my phone battery starts to deplete I panic that I won't be able to do my 5 minute updates! Pathetic.