This happened to me. What pushed me over the edge was finding out a couple of days before a huge multivariable calculus exam (the first of my finals) that my gi

This happened to me. What pushed me over the edge was finding out a couple of days before a huge multivariable calculus exam (the first of my finals) that my girlfriend of 3 years was cheating on me. I ended up dropping out of university altogether because I burned out, flunked some exams and was too embarrassed and had too much false pride to ask for help (or admit I needed some). I thought I was okay but I frankly stopped caring about school, and I went from receiving letters of recognition from department heads to literally failing courses. One day I'd like to go back and finish off what I started, but probably not at that school. I'm a bit peeved that I was just a number, and not one professor or TA ever called me out on my sudden change of behaviour to see if I needed help. Ultimately my education was my responsibility, but my change in behaviour was so abrupt that you couldn't help but notice. But the burnout took me on an alternate path that has been full of its own adventures, ups, and downs. I'm a lot more resilient now. I hit rock bottom mentally, physically, and intellectually. This gave me some perspective and insight into some aspects of myself that I needed to change and improve. It also served to teach me a primary lesson that I'd later learn repeatedly while running my own business: don't be afraid to ask for help. In fact, for a lot of us entrepreneurial-minded folks, admitting we can't do everything on our own is enough of a hurdle to jump over, but it must be done to succeed.