In search of a distraction
Photo by Sara Kurfeß on Unsplash I have an exam in two days, and am behind many of my tasks in terms of my UPSC aspiration, which I am going to attend for the first time in 2025 (next year). And also I am going back to Al Jamia Al Islamiya for my final year this week. All this is giving me stress and anxiety. I don't understand what to do, and I found myself constantly trying to search for something which will distract me from all this. I am always in search of a distraction from all this anxiety and stress. I use Instagram reels, YouTube videos and especially political ones (as the Lok Sabha is in session), movies etc. to keep my mind away from reality. If anything I've learned from my childhood classes where there was a subject of 'life lessons' taught to us (which included many moral and ethical lessons and other problem-solving skills) It was that the first step towards problem solving is recognizing the problem. and so far in my life whenever I felt like I have so