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Anxiety and Uni/College
Anyone who goes to uni (also known as college) with anxiety? I do! On a regular basis. Some days im fine some days in uber anxious..!! Would like to hear from people in a similar situation. Thanks!
Awwwww, i know how you feel.. when i had exams my heart use to race lol but in the end i just thought i dont give a s***t, i need to ace this, i can pass out for all i care lol! That helped me.. but yah like you said we really do need help looooool. The counting down clock sounds kinda sinister.
Im a senior at the university of Long Beach California. and i get intense panic attacks. This semester it has gotten really bad, i think it has to do with the format in which one of my professors puts timed exams online with a clock that is counting down. It drives me insane. it gets hard for me to breathe, my hands start shaking... its intense. We need help lol.
Thanks for your reply! Yes it is really annoying. They stopped completely last yr but this year i don't know why they've returned.. i usually dont care but sometimes you cant help but worry! Guess we should just try our best to not care about them =)
Hi Isabelle20:
Yes I go to college and suffer from anxiety...Actually I was in a lecture hall when I had my first panic attack. What brought it on--not a clue. I had to get up and leave ( like 5 minutes into class) the 1st time it happened. I really thought I was going to pass out. I still get panic attacks while in class, but instead of getting up and leaving I just sit through it since I have learned I am not actually going to pass out...It feels like torture though. An hour and ten minute long lecture feels more like 5 hours when I have to sit there through one of my episodes. Luckily I don't get them too often. I still sit pretty close to the door so I can leave quietly if I need to. It really ***** because I often miss out on what is being said due to my anxiety..
It makes me way more anxious when it is really quiet ( like when we're taking a test.) I am usually ok when there is background noise going on. The essays I turn in sometimes look like an 8 year old wrote it with their foot because I can't stop my hands from shaking!
So yes, I am in the same boat-but sadly have no great advice on how to deal with the issue.
Yes I go to college and suffer from anxiety...Actually I was in a lecture hall when I had my first panic attack. What brought it on--not a clue. I had to get up and leave ( like 5 minutes into class) the 1st time it happened. I really thought I was going to pass out. I still get panic attacks while in class, but instead of getting up and leaving I just sit through it since I have learned I am not actually going to pass out...It feels like torture though. An hour and ten minute long lecture feels more like 5 hours when I have to sit there through one of my episodes. Luckily I don't get them too often. I still sit pretty close to the door so I can leave quietly if I need to. It really ***** because I often miss out on what is being said due to my anxiety..
It makes me way more anxious when it is really quiet ( like when we're taking a test.) I am usually ok when there is background noise going on. The essays I turn in sometimes look like an 8 year old wrote it with their foot because I can't stop my hands from shaking!
So yes, I am in the same boat-but sadly have no great advice on how to deal with the issue.
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