I’ve Had Enough: The Truth About Feeling Empty, Exhausted, and Trapped in School
Why Do I Feel So Empty?
I had enough. Every morning, I wake up with the same thought: I don’t want to go.
School is supposed to be a place for learning, for growth—but for me, it’s nothing but a prison. The exhaustion, the loneliness, the frustration—it’s all consuming me. I feel empty, drained, like a ghost drifting through hallways filled with people I can’t stand.
I hate school. The people there. The way they look at me, the way they whisper, the way they act like I don’t exist—or worse, like I’m just a joke to them.
School Feels Like a Prison
People always say, “School is the best time of your life.” But how is that true when every second feels unbearable?
I sit in class, pretending to focus while my mind is screaming for escape. The lessons don’t matter. The grades don’t matter. None of it matters when you feel like you don’t belong. When every day is just about survival, about making it through without breaking.
I don’t understand how people enjoy this. The fake friendships. The meaningless small talk. The forced interactions with people I can’t relate to. It all feels so pointless.
I Just Want Out
I’ve thought about it so many times—leaving, dropping out, being homeschooled. Anything would be better than this.
I’m tired of waking up with dread in my chest. Tired of walking into that building and feeling like I don’t exist. Tired of forcing myself through another day, another week, another year of this misery.
I have dreams. I have things I actually want to do. Why should I waste away in a place that only makes me miserable? Why should I keep pretending I’m okay when I’m not?
The Truth About School Burnout
No one talks about how school can break you. How it can drain the life out of you. They expect you to just push through, to smile, to act like it’s normal to feel this way.
But it’s not normal. It’s not okay to feel this trapped, this exhausted, this empty.
And I’m done pretending.
I don’t care what people think or what happens next. I just know one thing for sure:
I’ve had enough.
-Vallenina
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