Am I the only one who feels this way?

Hello. I hope every student here is having a fun winter break. And to the working ones, get the bag!!

Uhm, I’m going to be very blatant here. It’s only been a week of winter break and although I’ve been dreaming about it since November of Fall ‘24 (and you could compare this excitement with winning the lottery), I feel so stuck and just…empty.

With the constant buzz of struggling pre-nursing students and the pack-filled courses to take, and most especially studying every day for my science courses, it feels as if it’s my life and now that I’m not studying, it’s like I lost it.

I feel very empty to the point that I am starting to think I am being super unproductive and that I would not amount to anything. I’m so used to using my brain 24/7 that now I have ‘nothing’ to do, I feel worthless. Going back to my old hobbies that used to fill my days before college feels so very foreign to me. I feel like an outsider doing these things again.

Please tell me I’m not the only one.

Could someone please give me some advice or guidance on how to manage this feeling? I’m already stressed with the 50/50 possibility of getting into the nursing program and I know if I keep feeling this way, it’s not going to benefit me in the long run. (Especially during nursing school). I really need to get out of this headspace.

TLRD: It’s winter break and a pre-nursing student feels empty after the 24/7 grind and wants to just actually rest but can’t.