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writes:hi, im 20 and am in my second year of uni. problem is that im seriously panicking about my exams, i try to revise but cant, i cant sleep, and i keep crying all the time at the most pathetic things and most of the time i start crying for no apparent reason. i feel so so down and tired and useless all the time, whats happening to me? i thought it was exam stress but its never affected me this bad before
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reader, Abacadaba +, writes (23 April 2007):
 ok from your follow up, all i can suggest is in the next 2 weeks make sure your and your friend do lots of study sessions! ask each other questions on the subjects, talk about everything, work stuff out together, will be alot more amusing than studying alone, only 2 weeks, you can do it! make sure you get plenty of sleep and eat well, so your body is rested and your have enough energy. Confidence issues are a awful thing arnt they, just believe in yourself, if you put the time in and study, you WILL do well, no doubt about it. Best of luck
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reader, farsight  +, writes (23 April 2007):
 Yeah sounds like me all over again. Im in my first year at Kirkwood and its been ruff. I find that I would spend an 1/2 hour to an hour just thinking about test before I would fall asleep. I get so nerves and my grades were nothing like my senior year in high school. What I do to cope with it is just like flat out cramming a week or so before the test. Just remember it’s just a test it doesn’t show your intelligence as a person at all. It just shows how well you know the material.
Good luck
ps if its math related class check out this site
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/anxiety/
its what I did
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 April 2007): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionhi thanks for the advise guys. in answer to ur questions, yeh i do still socialise with my friends, and my housemate is taking the same exams as me so we talk through revision and stuff together. i do eat properly cz i get moody if i dont. the only other things that might be bothering me are confidence issues but ive had them for years. my exams start in just under two weeks
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2007): are you sure there is nothing else bothering you?you need to balance your study and friends,this will help you relax.maybe you could try taking rescue remedy?i know wen i was stressed out for my exams this helped me calm down and relax.talk to your parents about it and they will support you.also dont abandon your health - eat properly,get lots of sleep and drink plenty of water.if your having problems sleeping i find that hot milk with cinnamon helps!!eww i know but it does help.wen are your exams?
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reader, Abacadaba +, writes (22 April 2007):
sounds to me like your not relaxing enough, cant tell from what youve said but do you still go out with friends? as well as trying to revise? or do you just think about revision and your exams all the time? if so, i suggest you make youself happy before anything else, in other words, go out with your friends, get drunk whatever, just something that will put you in a good mood, hopefully you will be more relaxed thus able to revise more comfortably, revision isnt the most exiting thing in the world, but at the end of the day, thats what going UNI is about, to get the grades, without revision, that doesnt happen. Just try and relax, and revise as much as possible, at the end of the day, you dont have long to go, just get it done and out of the way, once your exams are done, they are done, but theres no point getting stressed, because that wont help atall, no point in doing all work and no play. Dont do what i did tho with my GCSE's and do all play and no work, i regret it now, do it while you can, might be tough, but its worth it.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 April 2007): When was the last time you got a good meal and a decent night's sleep? You sound like you've reached that point where you're just surviving on adrenaline, and that'll cause the sort of severe mental and physical stress you're feeling.
Now if this feeling lasts past exams you'll want to visit a professional because there's always the chance that you're actually struggling with depression which is making your stress handling skills much weaker.
Back to this however, think some more on why you're panicking. How important are these exams really in the long run? Is something else also stressing you out perhaps?
Take care of yourself, luv. Get a good meal (abandon any dieting right now- it will just add to your physical stress). Hug a friend. Call your family. Then go to bed.
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