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Couple weeks ago, I've decided to take the DELE B2 exam. I thought it was an stupendous idea because that would improve my Spanish level dramatically. But there were two problems. On one hand that made me stressed and I felt like losing the joy of language learning. On the other hand I was literally sacrificing my whole savings so the stakes are high, what if I failed the exam and lost my money as well. So I forget about that idea and continued learning Spanish for the joy of learning not for the exam.
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Typically "On one hand...but on the other hand..." is used to contrast two things: On one hand I thought studying for the DELE would motivate me to improve my Spanish, but on the other hand it made learning very stressful."
I understand how you feel. Originally I had something similar happen to me with the JLPT, and the more I forced myself to study for the exam, the less and less I liked Japanese. Now I'm trying to get back to the joy I felt learning grammar instead of this...torturous feeling I have. (-_-,) I still plan to take it, but I want to do it in my own way and not in a way that is stressful (like you said.)