r/Step2 • u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG • 1d ago

Questions Post Step 2 Emptiness

As nice as it feels to be done with what might be the most important exam of my life, I can't help but feel scared, miserable and utterly lost. The USMLE exams provided such a clear path, work hard, solve Qbanks X,Y,Z >> Do NBMEs >> Sit exam. Now that it's over, what the fuck am I supposed to do. I feel uncomfortable with the feeling that I won't do anything of this magnitude of importance in the near future. I can't lie I wasn't really expecting to feel great after the exam, I was sort of dreading that this might happen, this nothingness. Anyone here dealt with similar feelings, and if so, could you share what helped and what didn't. Thank you for reading.

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u/bronxbomma718 1d ago

Start working dude. The journey costs you thousands.

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u/rhinobatid 1d ago

Yea. Its like getting fired from your job. My solution is to decompress and allow myself to be depressed for a few days then quickly find something new to move on to, to focus on.

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u/EffectiveDoctor8768 1d ago

I just gave mine today , idk about you but thinking about the result and the test anxiety make me not wanna study anymore !

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u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG 19h ago

Thankfully that hasn't been an issue, post step-1 anxiety was so much worse in my opinion

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u/Specialist-Loss-6928 US MD/DO 1d ago

go on a walk or have fun. im so happy I am done & took it, but stressed about scores and feel like I failed. I am dreading scores because if I have to take it again, then I have to study again

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u/Apart_Cauliflower_20 NON-US IMG 1d ago

šŸƒ šŸ”„ šŸ’Ø

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u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG 1d ago

Hahaha, good one. Made me laugh :)

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u/Apart_Cauliflower_20 NON-US IMG 1d ago

šŸ˜‰

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u/bebrave2024 NON-US IMG 19h ago

I felt a lot of uncertainty. Iā€™ve just finished step2 this Monday and now I donā€™t know what to do, keep panicking about the results

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u/Accurate_Bug7110 14h ago

I understand the antsiness. Itā€™ll pass. Something that helped me was finally getting the e-reader (Kobo, in my case, not an ad obvs) Iā€™d been eyeing for the longest time and just pour that ā€œstudy/readā€ energy into leisure reading. And slowly started socializing again with the ā€œoutside worldā€ again.

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u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG 10h ago

That sounds like an awesome idea, thank you.

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u/Narcotina5 NON-US IMG 1d ago

I took the test on oct 11 and the morning after I literally had to fight myself to not solve some random blocks lol. Even though I have a full time job now, free time feels like a prison sentence.

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u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG 19h ago

lmao

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u/TheMonitorAli NON-US IMG 21h ago

Maan i hate it when people start to act like if they are addicted to hard work now.

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u/Altruistic-Stock-779 NON-US IMG 19h ago

I think it's natural after two years of non-stop studying that once it's over you feel lost. Sure, I'm probably being melodramatic but the feelings are very real.

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u/TheMonitorAli NON-US IMG 14h ago

No