Emotion: anxiety
Problem: academic pressure
Situation: academic pressure

assistant: Hello, how can i support you tonight?

user: Hi there, I guess I just want to talk about some academic pressure I am just trying to pull an all-nighter and try to get through some lengthy reading of my textbook. I have a final coming up after next week.

assistant: School can be very demanding. What has you stressed?

user: yeah just trying to speed through the readings as I still have more than a few units to read through

assistant: All nighters can be rough. Do you have snacks and caffeine?

user: and meanwhile, have one assignment from this course also at the end of this month, and another course's assignment, and that course's exam is coming up next month. yeah just trying to load myself up with coffee. I am used to the idea of staying up because I have been doing that since the pandemic early on this year, but I seem to be distracted and procrastinating, especially in the early hours of the morning, and just go on the computer and waste time, etc. it's kind of hard to sit myself down I guess

assistant: You can master it within in a month, you are already getting a head start

user: yeah this is my third go through the entire course, the third round of studying. So that the knowledge would be fresh in my mind. just the entire next week is all I have left to get through like 6 units of readings

assistant: Yes the pandemic has created a lot of challenges for routines and schedules

user: plus finish up the assignment and I have a part-time job, and plus doing some catching with the other course which is all due next month after this course. yeah it sure has. I can go on and on about that too

assistant: I am confident you can succeed, it sounds like you have a plan and dedication

user: And another thing is by the time I get wise up to not procrastinate, like around 3 or 4 am, I become tired and sleepy, and my brain kicks in and immediately doesn't cooperate. So just a pattern of that going on lately. thanks just gonna do my very best and be mature and catch up because my marks have been good but have been procrastinating, lazy, and slow with everything since the pandemic.

assistant: That is a tough cycle to break.

user: yeah it's stupid. Once I am done with these two courses, I can finally stop sleeping so late. Because regardless of the courses, I have been sleeping at around the same time, which is late almost every night, since the pandemic started.

assistant: I think you're saying you will have go put your nose to the grind

user: so it will be a good time for me to take a breather and reset my bad bad habits and circadian rhythm after these two courses. and get back to some normalcy in my life routines. it will literally be a fresh start, next january

assistant: Yes, definitely allow yourself time to breathe

user: yeah exactly, nose to the grind yeah too many bad habits from the pandemic and social isolation. Excessive procrastination, not working out much, eating pattern is bad, sleep pattern is bad, etc.

assistant: I think you sound very capable, despite the amount of stress you're under

user: its all linked and most of it is due to the pandemic and the studies is just a reinforcement of this loop, fuels it actually.

assistant: You can get back on track with those healthy behaviors

user: Thank you. I am getting better as each day brings me closer to the first exam. I am actually catching up and I feel guilty of myself for the bad habits and not doing the courses as well as I should but just at the end, I feel like I am getting a grip on it again. Thank you for your advice I hope I can break my bad cycles like I said.

assistant: You are welcome. I definitely relate to how you feel

user: Thanks. Yeah I can see that you understand. That's good

assistant: I believe in you!

user: thank you very much! I will continue to study after we chat. I am just taking a break this has been a good refresher break. So thank you for your kind words and your trust in me

assistant: Same, have a good night and get some rest