#university stress

[thisfuckingdork]

Had to do a presentation today that I was woefully unprepared for (thank you disorganized professor making me have to start from scratch the night before, very cool)

Also, public speaking tip for any of my fellow short sighted friends having to do presentations: Take your glasses off, it's a lot easier to present to a crowd when you can't see them

[thefiery-phoenix]

Uni is scary at first and overwhelming, and I was thinking the way you where when I first went to university.

I thought I wasn't ready and I felt like I wasn't smart enough, but these thoughts didn't even last a month. I know for a fact that you are going to be okay 💞

Just make sure you study regularly and make time for yourself to relax and do something you like, and meet new friends that you share classes with, it's gonna help a lot

One thing I learned in uni is that you will never feel ready. It seems harsh, but it's the truth. That's why a lot of successful people say when they refer to a new opportunities; to jump

Your brain is always going to tell you that you are not ready but you are ready, and FYI, I've been following you for years (since the old acc got deleted) and from the way you write, and the fact that you have published books from a young age, I can tell that you are going to do great at university.

So don't stress yourself sweetheart 💞

I really appreciate that you've been taking the time to read my works, thank you so much for your support, it does mean a lot to me and I am grateful you've decided to share your thoughts about how university life might be. University sure is a different life altogether, deep down I'm worried I might lose my identity and part of myself in the process. I've always strived to be the best at whatever I do but there's a nagging feeling deep inside my mind filling me with uneasy thoughts of how can I be the best when there are thousands of people who are equally and better than you? Is it really okay if you don't stand out so much? But thank you for your kind words, I do feel at ease talking to such lovely people like you who are quite supportive :) I hope you have a good day too and thank you for instilling some confidence in me

[i-am-a-secret-ssshhh]

There are not enough words in the English language to articulate how motherfucking stressed I am because my final project in one of my college classes was due THIS WEEK (it's mid-November, for future people who see this post) and I didn't know about it before this week, and I stupidly didn't check what my homework was until last night, so I did it all in 5 hours, and I don't think I did it right.

Send help. Or death. Either or works, honestly.

Surprise me

[drlessy]

YAYAYAYAYAY

[ryuuna]

me googling like a concerned parent: why does my child have violently yellow giant eyes after eating too many dragon hearts pls help elden ring

can’t wait to stress melina out more in the dlc

[crazylittlejester]

Warriors prepared himself for Twilight to die and still isn't over it, an analysis by me

I wrote a ton of analysis posts going into further detail on how uncharacteristically down Warriors was acting in nearly every update since Twilight was first injured, so I'm not going to do super in depth on the stuff prior to the most recent arc, but to recap:

(art cred @/linkeduniverse from Sunset 13)

When Twilight was talking about how he could literally feel himself dying, Wars was like the only one who wasn't horrified, he looked accepting in a way. He's a soldier, he fought in a war, he's very used to death. He tried to keep everything together and help the others as best as he could, and I'm just making an assumption that there was a lot he did behind the scenes to help care for the others when Time was with Twilight and Hyrule in Sunset 14. We see Warriors smile and joke around in Dawn 2 when he sees Twilight is okay, but it seems like followig this initial relief he's a bit more down than usual, he also seems a little tired

(Dawn 3)

The Dawn arc really brought out a much different side of him than we'd seen before, he had lower energy and while previously he'd been screwing around and cracking jokes, we saw him tell Legend and Hyrule in Dawn 7 to stop poking fun of Sky and stop interrupting, which was something he himself had literally done in Regroup

and while Warriors does go back to acting more like himself towards the end of the Dawn arc into where we are now, he sticks VERY close to Twilight in like every update since

I mean he was even the one to bring him his horse in Dawn 9

And in today's update, Central Room 2, him telling Time his whole plan really just seems like HE'S the one who desperately needs to keep an eye on Twilight:

Wars, sweetheart... "If you're that concerned, I could keep an eye on him" king it's okay to be worried about your friend, promise 😭

I just think he really really prepared himself for Twilight to die so that he'd be able to keep himself together and help the others grieve and now that Twilight's NOT dead he's a Bit worried about him, because it's probably hitting him now how terrifying the whole situation was. Like yeah he knew it was bad, that's why he's so stressed out about Wild and is being a bit overprotective of him, but I think the EMOTIONS and the stress are starting to hit him, but he can't suddenly let it slam into him so he's trying to play it off like "it's okay Time i'll watch the rancher" as if he ALSO can't leave Twi alone for two seconds. He's just as bad as Time is lmao

anyways this is all just my opinion i just wanted to share my thoughts, hes my special guy 🫶

[speakingloudlywithamegaphone]

Holy heck Feb - March this year has been painful. I know March isn't close to being over yet; but so much shit has happened in the short time between those 2 months.

I've started 2nd year of my Medical Science degree.

Work stresses and bullying and bullshit to go through.

Serious allegations being leveled at me and the process is taking over a month already to sort out.

My suicidal urges have blown into the stratosphere.

I'm 32 on April 1st.

I don't believe I'll get there at this rate.

[dragondawdles]

did a piece in the LU server's gift exchange ! something of survival and reunions and smug little shadowguys

[canisalbus]

Real fan art is coming one day, but for now I really wanted to see if it was feasible to simplify their gradients into something that would fit a simple style like Bluey’s 😅

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[a-path-by-the-moon]

[thisfuckingdork]

Finally time to start prepping for the finals and sorry for the vent but omfg The timetable has completely fucked me over and Law class has gone from rude and unaccommodating (scoffed in my face when I had to take a day off for my BROTHER'S WEDDING) to just straight up impossible

This is maddening

[benevolenterrancy]

(Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett) I think Shang Qinghua and Ponder Stibbons should have tea and compare notes about somehow accumulating so much behind-the-scenes power by doing menial jobs no one else wants that they could basically run the show if they wanted...

meanwhile we have Shen "meh good enough" Qingqiu

[nyastri]

I want to highlight the difference in Legend's attitude from last update and this update.

Last update he's playful, he's comfortable. He knows dungeons better than anyone and was excited to go through this one.

Even at the beginning of the new update, he's just as energetic and excited.

But the second he realizes that the others are in danger, he's stressed. He knows he can handle the dungeon by himself but now he's worried the others can't. As the veteran, he probably feels responsible for keeping the others safe now that they're going through his "domain". (Art by @/linkeduniverse)

[zolanort]

so i had a stressful time with fire today

[shazzbaa]

NIGHTMARES IS INCREASING...

Samuel is dealing with the horrors just fine! hes fine. just needs a lil laudanum to take the edge off. Just a little, tiny, several bottles of laudanum,

wheezes and collapses HI HELLO I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED..... THIS!!!!.... I don't know what possessed me to make this out of pixels but im v pleased with how it came out!!

[Everyone has been extremely cool abt this!! but just to be sure: no Fallen London spoilers/suggestions/hints in tags, replies, etc. please! I'm still in the middle of some of the stories referenced here and I'm excited to discover it all for myself! ]

Nightmare sources referenced here:

A small, velvet-lined box from Light Fingers

The coiling spire bit from Light Fingers

Poor Edward from Light Fingers

I Shot the Albatross from the southern wind zee dreams

and of course, the Comtessa

At some point during Light Fingers I finally grabbed some laudanum to help with nightmares before some zee trip or other, and discovered that once you're Important, taking laudanum gives you "A Less Than Laudable Laudanum Habit" and that the initial, normal result is locked once your habit gets over level three. Naturally, I HAD TO KNOW.... WHAT HAPPENED AT OTHER LEVELS.....

I'd also decided to finally do the rest of the Watchful MYN at University, which I'd already heard about from several friends as a place where you are constantly going insane from the mundane stress of just, like, uncooperative witnesses while trying to solve a murder. The timing ended up perfect -- Samuel just coming back from the horrors of the Orphanage in Light Fingers and Trying To Be Normal And Hold Down A Normal Job For A Bit, and maybe just a lil laudanum to keep it together for class, and when withdrawal is ratcheting up everything, some annoyances like "can't find info for your murder investigation" might just tip you over the edge,

hilariously he hit level 8 on the laudanum habit -- helpfully labelled "a wretched slave to the hellish stuff" and the point where it stops working altogether -- IMMEDIATELY before running into a step of light fingers where you have to get rid of all your nightmares before you can proceed. HAHA OOPS.

ANYWAY HE STILL HAS IT BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT, IT TAKES A REALLY REALLY LONG TIME, TO KICK A LAUDANUM HABIT...... i, uh, dont recommend giving urself a laudanum addiction but narratively im having a great time lmao

[annienyx]

Hero of legend