The topic of health should never be taken lightly, especially when the post-secondary workload is something you’ve never experienced before.
You are not a machine, and, despite the career-based mindset of “work hard, play hard,” or “all-nighters are just a part of the job,” or even “sacrifice your health so you die young and stressed for some big-name company that doesn’t really care about one of its ant-like workers,” you do not deserve to engineer your body to stay awake for days to finish an assignment. What I’m trying to say is this: don’t romanticize dangerous work. Don’t be one of those poor kids with aching fingers and hands, because you will end up twisting your arm in the middle of an exam. That’s a very specific example, but it still is kind of true. Everything in your body is connected, but often your overachiever brain will be oblivious to how your body is reacting. While you’re thinking, “An extra espresso shot wouldn’t hurt,” your body is shaking to the point that you can’t even hold the coffee you’re drinking. This roughly translates to, “Please eat an apple, I am dying. You severed the connection between your brain and fingers.”
Also, if you’re anything like me, coffee will make you feel like a small, anxious prey animal with a high heart rate.
Writing papers might not kill you, but please put your health first. Take a shower, go to sleep, and eat an actual meal as often as possible. Schedule some proper relaxation time. If you find yourself in a worst-case scenario and skipping classes too often, do contact a doctor or nurse. Never hurt yourself for work. You are a human being, and no college, or company, can price you.