Losing interest causing me to do bad

[math123]

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Hey guys
So I am a first year medical student. Since august I have lost a lot of interest to study. I get weeks behind because I am just not studying and just watching movies or tv shows. Our classes are mandatory so after I come from them I am tired and I don't do any work. My motivation was so bad that I got a 10% on my anatomy practical and written exam. I initially failed that course but was allowed to retake the exam and I barely passed by 2%. Our school has a policy that if I pass the final a second time even if I failed the class to begin with I can still get a pass on transcript and no one new I failed and since my school is pure pass or fail this won't affect me at all. I also my other classes so far but barely. Our new block of classes start next week and I am still unmotivated to study. I have never been this unmotivated before, I studied so much in college for many hours straight and got 4.0 almost every semester. Now I can barely study 30 minutes without spending hour watching Netflix. I am still interested in medicine but I am so unmotivated I feel ashamed. I really want to be able to study like I did before and stay caught up with material but I just can't. Can you guys provide and suggestions for me. thank you so much for you time

 

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[GoldenFish]

You recognize that something needs to change and seem to have at least somewhat of a grasp on the problem at hand - that is a great first step.

Motivation issues affected most all of us in medical school, and can be tough to overcome. I submit that stress oftentimes plays a large component in dwindling motivation. Try taking a step back and doing things you enjoy. Take some dedicated time away from studying, and, when you do study, take scheduled breaks that you can look forward to. When do you return to the books, take an honest look at your habits. Those same studying regimens that helped you earn a 4.0 in college will serve you well here. For example, try staying at school after classes. Bring a comfy change of clothes, grab some dinner, then hole up in the library for a few hours. This greatly helped me as a student, because I knew that, no matter how much work I had to, I could not study effectively at home. Even the top students in my class had to force themselves to be in an environment that accommodated studying and minimized distractions.

Hopefully that helps.

 

[Goro]

1) Get yourself to your school's counseling center STAT! I'm getting a strong whiff of depression, which is difficult to manage on an anonymous internet forum.
2) Ask for a LOA. Take time to heal.
3) If you're in med school because your parents pushed you into this path, get out now.

Hey guys
So I am a first year medical student. Since august I have lost a lot of interest to study. I get weeks behind because I am just not studying and just watching movies or tv shows. Our classes are mandatory so after I come from them I am tired and I don't do any work. My motivation was so bad that I got a 10% on my anatomy practical and written exam. I initially failed that course but was allowed to retake the exam and I barely passed by 2%. Our school has a policy that if I pass the final a second time even if I failed the class to begin with I can still get a pass on transcript and no one new I failed and since my school is pure pass or fail this won't affect me at all. I also my other classes so far but barely. Our new block of classes start next week and I am still unmotivated to study. I have never been this unmotivated before, I studied so much in college for many hours straight and got 4.0 almost every semester. Now I can barely study 30 minutes without spending hour watching Netflix. I am still interested in medicine but I am so unmotivated I feel ashamed. I really want to be able to study like I did before and stay caught up with material but I just can't. Can you guys provide and suggestions for me. thank you so much for you time

 

[math123]

1) Get yourself to your school's counseling center STAT! I'm getting a strong whiff of depression, which is difficult to manage on an anonymous internet forum.
2) Ask for a LOA. Take time to heal.
3) If you're in med school because your parents pushed you into this path, get out now.

Goro thank you for your response, I really appreciate it. I just had a quick question. I have always liked medicine and I ruled out other career choices in high school and college and my experience and interest in the subject just increased in college. Even now, I still love medicine and I still view it as the best job for me out there. However, I regularly have thoughts of why didn't I just do something like engineering, which I really dont like that much but that I can be okay at because of my strong math background and just have a job now. However, in this path I still have to go through 4 years of med school and 3 years of residency to be happy. I still love medicine more than any other career and in the long term this is the field that will make me the happiest and no one pushed me too it but I am just having these thoughts which make my motivation even less. Do you still think, after knowing this, that I seem like someone who should quit medicine. Regarding the mental counseling comment, I recently made an appointment and will be going next week. Thank you so much goro for your time and knowledge.

 

[Goro]

Nope. I just had to rule one DDx out. Time to go and heal.

Do you still think, after knowing this, that I seem like someone who should quit medicine. Regarding the mental counseling comment, I recently made an appointment and will be going next week. Thank you so much goro for your time and knowledge.

 

[whatisthisstuff]

Motivation is overrated. Practice some discipline.