💭 Welcome back to our psychological column BASE today, we're talking about what it feels like when a big goal is finally achieved.

You've been through it all: putting together your portfolio, preparing for exams, worrying about scores, waiting for results. And now — the admission is behind you, your dream has come true! But instead of joy, you feel emptiness, exhaustion, and confusion.

In our BASE (Balance and Self-care) support service, we continue to explore the emotional challenges tied to studying and beyond. In this new edition of our mental health column, we discuss how to get through the post-achievement period — when the euphoria has faded, and you have no energy left for the start of the academic year.

Together with Alisa Plyaskina, lead psychologist at the HSE University Psychological Counseling Center, we've gathered key insights to help you rely on yourself during this difficult time.