Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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SBoom 04/26/2009

Uuuuuuuuughhhh!!! I have the hardest exam EVER first thing tomorrow morning.... and I desperately need to get some hard core studying done.. but I am not in a good place in my mind right now and it's so hard to concentrate! I hate the fact that I always seem to become totally overwhelmed and fall into the pits at the times that I need my mind to be clear and focused the most. Every semester since I started university has been the same this way. I always happen to become depressed during crunch times and it's so hard. Somehow I always manage to pull through and earn pretty good grades, but it's not easy. It's hard enough to do well at this level, let alone to do well when your mind is your greatest enemy as well as your greatest asset. It's so annoying to be reading my textbook only to realize that I didn't absorb a damn thing from that last 5 pages I read because my mind has been wandering all over the place instead of focusing on what I'm reading. I have to studying twice as hard because I have to pretty much do everything twice to make sure it sinks in. I hate it!!!!!!!!

ScaredandScarred 04/26/2009

Urgh I know how you feel, just lucky I don't have exams this year xx

deleted_user 04/26/2009

Good luck hun, yep studying sucks so glad my course is just assignments accept for key skills and resits

SBoom 04/26/2009

You guys are making me super jealous!

buhhh... I think I should get off this damn computer and try try try again...

deleted_user 04/26/2009

sorry, hope it all "sinks in." I know any time you're not truly interested in something, it's hard to really concentrate, you know? Good luck

SBoom 04/28/2009

well that's actually the reall shitty part, Vegan.. this IS stuff I find interesting! Just... not at the moment... cuz... nothing is interesting :S

deleted_user 04/28/2009

Well, now, I don't intend to make you feel bad, but from what my personnal experience told me, if I try to get on the subject from the very beginning of the session, and holds to whatever I told myself I'd do, (like reading class notes from the two last classes before each classes, and reading it from the beginning at mid term, the end of session's down and studies are way less hard... I mean, it's really just about reising things that sank in by being read three to four times during the session. Less stress = more concentration...

Also, I found that taking some rest, like fifteen minutes of liying down on my bed, my eyes closed, helped me to concentrate up to an hour... Then I just rest a bit, and start again...

Also, at the end of a session, I tend to eat bad, I mean, I do not take the time to cook food and just take some over processed mocrowavable things, so I'm missing necessary vitamins, and my concentration falls down... I counter it by taking supplements as soon as I start bad eating habits...
I also prepare a big smoothie that I leave in the fridge. Just have to mix, pour a glass, and it's a fast meal in my stomach...

Sorry I have no trick to get it all to sink in fast enough for you to prepare for your exam tomorrow, but I hope it'll help you for the next sessions...
I wish you break your leg! (no good to say good luck before an exam...)

deleted_user 04/28/2009

Sorry you are having a hard time. Can you study a section or two at a time so you don't overload yourself? Hugs xo

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