School is just Horrible. I’ve had so much trouble recently with getting things done.

[KatelynGman]

I’ve tried everything. But nothing helps me focus. Playing music, setting timers for intermediate breaks, being in a closed room with no sound or electronics. If there’s nothing to distract me, the next thing is just that the will to work is not there. I can’t just sit down and crank out work that due in 4 days because i just can’t bring myself to do it when there are other things i enjoy a lot more. What is the next step i should take? Please help. I don’t know what i would do if i dropped out of college.

[Birdwatcher19]

Have you been diagnosed with ADHD? If not, I would start there. You can ask for a referral to a psychiatrist at the counseling center at your school. If you have been diagnosed, are you taking medication? If not, it might be time to consider it, as it would likely help with the issues you’re describing. I could never motivate myself to do work before a deadline without medication. If you are taking medication, it doesn’t sound as if it’s working very well, so a conversation with the prescriber is in order. Aside from medication, you can look at sleep (the worse it is, the worse your ADHD symptoms will be), exercise, and diet. Happy to expound on any of these if it’s applicable/helpful. Hang in there and let us know how we can help.