Are you becoming dumb ?

My cousin asked me this very question today and told me I should eat more vegetables and vitamins because I am losing my brain and becoming dumb. Did not have an answer for her, just went ahead and had a whole meal with all possible nutrients but I do not feel any smarter. To tell you the truth, I feel dumber because the heavy dinner just made me more sleepy. 

The reason she asked me the question was because my work on my essays has been periodically deteriorating over the last couple of days and according to her there could be no possible explanation. How do I explain to her that the last couple of days have been crappy with almost no sleep. What with a whole bunch of family issues from a number of people I have become an agony aunt for. All this leads to is just a feeling of helplessness and lack of sleep on my side because I cannot do anything for anyone but listen to their woes and feel utterly useless.

In addition my cousin working on the essays, makes me feel kind of stupid and makes me question myself. These essays now do not reflect my character at all. They list my attributes correctly but if anyone who knew me would read it, I am sure they would say this lacks the character called Bindi. It is true because I feel it when I read them and so I am losing some interest. Also I just do not feel like contributing when everything I put in is changed and I am told its not engineering school. Well I know that but I am an engineer and they know that. I cannot turn into a business major overnight and when they meet me in person that is if I get an interview they will realize.

Well in conclusion, none of the things matter, my essays are finished thanks to her tremendous help and my stomach is full to the brim and I do not feel any smarter. All I feel is the eyelids close as I go on typing words on the keyboard. I am not becoming dumb, I am becoming sleepy.