Since last semester ended I've been dreading going back to school. I'm a senior, i get good grades and i love my major but I'm just so burned out. I'm mentally exhausted and just don't have the motivation or the desire to do it right now. My heart isn't in it and i feel like I would most likely fail the semester if i go back. I have no plans on dropping out. I've worked really hard and overcame a truckload of obstacles to get here so im getting my degree no matter what. However, I decided to take this semester off to reset. It was not entirely my decision because i ran into some minor problems with registration that could've been resolved if i really pushed the issue but i decided now would be the right time. But i cant help but feel like im letting my family and myself down. I feel like a failure for needing to take a break when im this close to graduating. My mother doesn't believe me when i say im not dropping out. She said she knew this would come and that when people do things like this they never go back to school. She rolled her eyes and said she doubted it when i assured her that im going back (she doesn't pay my tuition but she helped for 2 semester a few years back). After that conversation i felt worse about myself than i already did😞

Was taking time off a bad decision?