Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
So I am this star student.... always was. Big dreams and most people would kill to be in my place. Exam is tomorrow but there's a shitload of pressure on my head because everyone takes it like I will top the class as always but I am not so sure about this one.. I have been slacking off a lot. To top things worse, my main competition who used to treat me like a friend all the time now looks as if she hates me and my best friend seems like her best friend now. It is as if she is slowly replacing me in every way... if you know what I mean. This year has been challenging with all the pressure from the beginning making me depressed and unable to function well hence the slacking off.
I sleep at abnormal times... can't seem to get off my bed. And indulge in comfort eating so I have gained a few pounds which I worked so hard to shed a few months ago which further dampened my spirit. I honestly have no idea what to do. To top it off, I am getting this killer head aches and weird body pains all the time now. And I can't cry at all for a while now however bad I feel. Plus every time I laugh I do it for show now... I don't want to gain unnecessary attention but I think I really need help.
It's hard work when you are a sensitive human but you're up against the wall in so many ways. I think you have to prioritise the situation and compartmentalise but it is very hard to do.
So you have 24 hrs of study left; cram, cram like your life depends on it. If you can do an old exam and have the marking sheet - now's the time. Work out how much sleep you need, and lock that in, and work around it. I always try to do one mock exam on the day of the exam so memories are fresh and technique is ready.
As to the friend: trust me, in 10 yrs you won't care. But you will care about this exam. ish.
Never forget. C's make degrees. If you can pass, you can sleep. Do what you can and let go of the rest. Clean up whatever social life mess there is after exams, if there even is any. Often when you sleep after exams you feel fine and think everyone likes you again. :D I speak from experience.
Oh, and I feel you about everyone having absolutely no sympathy because you generally get As. It really sucks. It's not fair. Just because you have got as in the past doesn't mean you will this time. It's increasingly difficult to pull those kinds of marks out of one's you know what. And it's only the hell we go through for fear of failing that makes us get marks at all.
You are right. .. I do need to make up the most of the time I have left and worry about my social life situation later because honestly, this is way more important to me.
Great job on your exams... if it helps my son in college use to stress himself out like crazy,when he finally gave himself a break his made dean's list every since. He will tell you he was his worse enemy. Remember there has only been one person that was totally perfect!