By seeking professional help I was on course towards solving these dilemmas. On the one hand this particular intervention made it easier to concentrate on school stuff ; on the other hand something weird happened within me such that instead of being calm and peaceful as usual I became too sensitive prompting others around me to wonder what had gone wrong with me especially since there was nothing obvious that had made me change overnight from being a jovial person into an irritable one . So because of this finding I was forced to question anew whether success in terms of marks was worth any price extracted from my sense of self.

Overall, the journey of managing distraction is ongoing, involving continuous self-awareness and adjustments to find a balance between productivity and maintaining one’s true self.