… And so I have come to the decision to get back to what I came here to do and follow through with it. I have to stay focused on finishing medical school, establishing a career and pay off the large amount of loans I’ve managed to accumulate and still in the process of adding on to the burden. This is what is important to me right now. No more distractions. No more drama. No more extra responsibilities and the need to meet the expectations of others. I can barely meet my own at the moment let alone someone else’s who I can tell needs and wants more out of me than I can give, and for that, I am sorry because I cannot give any more effort for their reassurance.

After thinking this through, I feel much more relieved. The extra pressure is off. It’s back to business…