My on/off relation with language learning

I've been with this language for about 2 years. Which means that I've had some months of serious studying followed by extended periods of not as much as touching my notes or watching a german video. I've noticed that on the onset of even the slightest academic pressure, my german learning is the first thing that gets tossed out the window. Maybe it's my fear of failure that keeps me from giving my sincere best. Maybe it's teb fact that when I do get back to my notes after months it feels like I'm back at square one. I want to make German learning a part of my daily life. If I'm able to overcome this initial threshold of resistance I'm sure I'll have the rest figured out. Any tips to keep on hanging to this language? Or better still any way to fall in love with this language?