On dealing with a slump [Day 1 out of 5]

As I write this, I'm still knee-deep into what I call a slump in my energy levels. To be fair, it's not as bad as it could be, due to the fact that I'm currently dealing with the time of the month with medical help. But even then, I still feel overwhelmed and procrastinating every task to the point that I dread looking at a calendar. That I won't be able to pass my exams and fail law school once more. Though that dread is always there since I've been in academic probation and getting my grades back up to stable levels.

I'll be chronicling the various steps and techniques to try and get out of the slump before finals start and then the damage becomes irreversible. For this night, I'll be implementing journaling, venting and intentions. Today's intention was that I would be more mindful and thorough. So far, writing things down has proven to be a more effective way to put my feelings down and liberating those negative emotions into words. 

Though these posts will be short, it's better to have something, than going silent and keeping it all bottled in. What I also realized is that while my body wakes at 5 am, my mind insists on the 7 hours or more…I'll be waking up with it and then maybe napping before work.