I'm currently doing a full time master's course and working part time. I was ill during the Christmas break and I just couldn't make myself work as much on my assignments as I needed. Next few months is going to be constant grind just to get everything in on time. I can't sleep and I've been having frequent anxiety attacks about it. On top of it, I'm meant to start my unpaid placement (8h for 1 day a week) at some point in January and I don't know how in the world I'm going to cope with all of it.
I like my job, but the pay is shit and I can only do it for 2 days a week anyway. It's better than most positions in my sector (health care and support) in the UK. I mostly love the person I'm supporting and I know it's going to hit them hard if I leave. I don't care for the job or the company, even though it's one of the best places I've worked for.
The money I earn in a month only just covers my rent and not a pound more. I'm fairly lucky to live with a partner who I can split the rent with. Not having an income will be hard, but I've had to be frugal all my life and I think I can manage to tighten the belt for another year. I'm just feeling guilty towards the person I support, I feel a sense of obligation towards them and we built a really great relationship over the time we've worked together. I just can't focus on supporting them right now, all I think about is all the university work I have to complete.