<p>Here's the thing. Before break I was a nervous wreck. During break I have never been so relaxed before and I've been so much closer with my family and relatives and friends and now all of that is gonna end once I get back on that dreaded Monday. Who else is with me here?</p>
<p>And I have soooooooo much work when I get back. And I have to memorize lines from a Shakespearean play and I'm too scared like I really can't get up in front of everyone I'm gonna forget everything and the teacher was like you need a doctor's note if you want to flim yourself (so it can't happen). And then there are finals which I'm trying not to stress over but :( I worked so hard in my honors chem class and I have a 92 (but for some reason I have an F on this one lab that I don't remember getting and I can't find it anywhere so I can't make him change it) and the final average is a D! Finals are ten percent of my grade and--</p>
<p>YOU GET THE POINT? ^^^^^ I'm stressed out! Over everything! I really don't want to go back. Not only school itself is a problem, but the people who think they are so much better than me and are "popular". I feel like total crap and worthless when I'm around them. I want to be with my family more :( </p>
<p>sorry for the venting, I'm just really nervous to go back to school and I know there are a lot of people who feel this way too..</p>
<p>I may be biased but I think that, once you get over the initial stage fright, doing a Shakespearean play is actually kinda fun! That is, after you get through the tedious part of memorizing the lines. </p>
<p>Another thing - don’t worry about the people who think they are better than you. Never, ever compare yourself to them, okay? Cut them completely out of your life if possible. Let them think that. So what? It’s not healthy for you to obsess over that. I had some friends who literally made me feel horrible in math class because I completely suck at calculus, and every time we got our unit tests back, they would literally grab the test out of my hand just to compare my bad grade to theirs and would even insult me. I felt completely horrible for about three months and even ended up dreading every math class until I realized, I don’t need these people in my life. I felt so much happier after I made a point that I’d rather sit by myself than sit with people like them. They, in turn, thought that I thought that I was better than them but, really, I stopped caring after I realized that being with them was detrimental. </p>
<p>tl;dr - Don’t care about the popular kids, okay? You won’t have as much stress and will be able to concentrate on things that actually matter to you. (:</p>
<p>Ugh, I WISH I was excited about going back to school. I took the opportunity during winter break to really relax though, and I know it’s going to be all stress stress stress as soon as I get back, ugh. I have to say, I loved de-stressing for 2 weeks though, so I guess I don’t have too much to complain about. </p>
<p>OP: You are going to be FINE! I’m jealous that your finals only count for 10% of your final grade, mine count for 20%! So, no pressure, right? You also need to be confident in yourself. I bet you are WAY smarter than those “popular” kids, and that’s all you need to focus on. =)</p>
I took the opportunity during winter break to really relax though, and I know it’s going to be all stress stress stress as soon as I get back, ugh. I have to say, I loved de-stressing for 2 weeks though, so I guess I don’t have too much to complain about. </p>
You also need to be confident in yourself. I bet you are WAY smarter than those “popular” kids, and that’s all you need to focus on. =)</p>