Dealing with Exam stress

Okay, so my exams are on Jan 18.

If you think about it, there's a lot of time left. But when you consider the portions, even a whole millennia wouldn't be enough to finish on time.

I tried to keep a schedule but I can't seem to stick to it no matter what I do. If I make small, manageable goals, I get anxious that I am doing too little and that at this pace, I will never be able to finish on time. At the same time, if I get too ambitious, I end up not being able to complete any of those goals and that just makes the anxiety even worse.

I have decided to not think too much about whether or not I will be able to complete the portions or not. I am just gonna do my thing and what happens, happens.

I am gonna sleep early today so I can get up early tomorrow at around 7:30. I am not gonna snooze the alarm or anything. I am also gonna complete my morning routine as soon as possible without dawdling around too much.

The plan is to sit down to study at around 8:30. I am done studying anatomy. I planned to finish upper limb by the 30th, but all this upper limb shit is making me bored and anxious too, so I am gonna mix things up a bit.

Tomorrow I am gonna start with nerve and muscle physiology. I don't know if I can finish it by tomorrow. But I am gonna deal with the short answer questions first, and then I will shift to the short answer questions of special senses. Mixing things up is the best option. And it increase your chances of seeing questions that may come on the exam. It shouldn't be that hard or anything. I can, I must, and I will.

Anyways, I am gonna try my very best.

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I'm dealing with the same. My exams are also near😩

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Let's try our best together. Fighting!

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Thank you so much. I don't think anybody has ever called me organized or self-disciplined before. I hadn't expected anybody to read or reply to my post. This was just me trying to convince myself that I am not as hopeless as my mind tells me that I am sometimes.

And it worked, I guess. 😁

To be honest, I know that I have got serious anxiety problems but I can't afford therapy. So for now, I am going to study hard and get a good job where I can earn a decent income, at least enough so that I can afford therapy in the future.

Thank you for reaching out to me. You are already ten times kinder than the people around me.

[MaggieSylvie in reply to Hidden]

Well, one thing is certain. You do not have a problem expressing yourself. There are so many students who don't even know where to put a full stop. So that is one thing you definitely don't need to worry about. I would suggest that when your anxiety tries to de-rail you, tell it that you will give it attention later. LATER. That you are busy working right now. With the boring bits, have some questions that you yourself need answering, and look for the answers when you are studying/revising. It helps to focus the mind. I wish you all the luck. You deserve it.

[Hidden in reply to MaggieSylvie]

Yeah that might work. It's just, it's hard to think logically when u r surrounded by so many thoughts. But thanks all the same, I will try my best to tackle these exams.