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Wow!
I just read this post and can't believe it. For years, I though I was the only one who felt like this. You sound pretty much like me too. I too am very serious about my studies and school. I also stayed away from parties, drugs and booze too, which pretty much killed my social life at college, however I feel that in the long run, this was worked out waayyy better for my health.
For me, my parents were pretty much the driver on why I threw myself into my school studies. They didn't want me to be working the terrible jobs they were working and wanted a better life for me, but man, did they yell at me and make me feel stupid if I didn't pull a good grade or do well on a test.
Another thing is that you probably come across as intelligent, so others probably have this expectation that you need to live up too, in that you come across smart, you this needs to bleed into your schoolwork. Of course, this probably isn't the case, and you're like me, you really have to put alot of work into your schoolwork and grades.
I think that your right that you need to find a way to relax, maybe not take it as serious, however I think I have the same issue as you. I'm not sure how to go about it, so I probably shouldn't be giving you advice.
Maybe its a study skills thing? Maybe we just need to find a smarter way to study. I know that I've gone back and started to read various books on how to study. PM me and I can recommend a book that has kind of helped me.
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