Student Life October 2019

ME TIME
BY LOUISA SADLER
‘Me time’ sounds like such a selfish thing
to do and you may feel judged by saying ‘I
need some me time’ but honestly it is one
of the most beneficial things you could
do! I’ve recently learned this over the past
couple weeks.
It is a big year for me academically
as I am in my third year at university
which means I have to write my
dissertation and think about what I
want to do after university.
On top of this I am working part-time in
retail, co-editor of the Physical Health
section of the magazine and maintaining
my blog; I am a very busy person! With
all of this, I find it very easy to forget
to take time for myself and just plough
on without allowing myself a chance to
breathe sometimes!
However, I learnt the hard way a couple
weeks ago that I need to take a break! I
managed to stress myself out by making
myself believe that I was already behind
on my uni work and was working overtime
to try and catch up; even though I was
already up to date and, in some cases,
ahead. This led to me to having a mini
breakdown and making myself ill which
stressed me out more!
In the end, I had to take a break over a
weekend to recover from my illness and to
help find a way for me to relax when it gets
too much for me because I couldn’t afford
for this to happen on a regular basis.
So I have now put a plan in place
so I stop working at 8pm every night and
do something for myself whether that is
reading a book I’m not studying, playing
a game, listening to music or just getting
an early night. I have also planned to have
a day off where I do whatever I want that
isn’t related to anything I’m currently doing
such as going to the cinema/theatre, going
out with friends or just going shopping on
my own.
I have found that having ‘me time’ has
been really beneficial for me and I
recommend that everyone should take
them for themselves no matter what.
Take care of yourself and everything
will be okay!
84 • OCTOBER 2019 • STUDENT LIFE