The romanticised narrative that our university years will be the “best of our life” can leave those of us who struggle feeling disillusioned. For many people, medical school is a frantic attempt to stay afloat against a relentless tide of work and expectations. If you try to transcend the identity of “medical student,” and attend to other responsibilities or interests, it’s not long until a familiar and insidious internal voice questions your ability to make it over the next academic hurdle. Simultaneously, when you prioritise studying, social media bombards you with a stream of other people’s perfectly curated fun. How is everyone else balancing it all?