Reflection - 12/16
This week marked the moment I realized the project (and by extension my semester) was going downhill. I felt stuck, unable to make progress, and increasingly aware that I was not moving forward in any meaningful way. I have never been someone who asks for help unless I am physically unable to continue, and while I recognize now that I probably should have reached out, at the time I didn’t feel safe being fully honest, even with those closest to me.
So much happened this year that left me emotionally overwhelmed, to the point where it felt difficult to breathe or regain footing. This was the first week I seriously considered dropping the course. While I chose to continue, there is a part of me that regrets not stepping away when I recognized how deeply stuck I was. That realization, while painful, forced me to confront my limits in a way I had not before.
