Lack of concentration n Memory loss

[KiyaS]

Hie Doc.
Im Kiya Kumar ,doing My 1st yr on engineerin in India. I dunno how 2 state mi prob. b4, in mi 11th grade, i usd 2 just read my notes the day b4 mi xam. I usd 2 rememba it quite well. But wen i bcame in 12th, i felt as if I strtd losin it. I knoe it sounds funny. Buh srsli, i cudnt concentret in d Buk fer more dan 5 mins. It waz as if smtin waz blokin me frm gettin it into mi head. i screwd mi 12th . i told abt Dis to Mi mom.she said datz coz im not concentratin.n if i needed to, i wil n all dat. My 1st sem is ova n i royalli screwd it,Doc.I dnt knoe wht is happnin 2 me.I try mi Best 2 actualli concentret Buh i juz kant. I dnt rememba wht i learnd also.Suppose i learn smtin rite now, aftr 10 mins, if sm1 asks me,i juz ferget.Its not onli stdies.I feel smtin is blockin me frm remembrin thngs.I knoe it mite sound Funny ,doc.Buh i srsli need ur Help.No1 is tkin mi stuff srsli.They juz thnk im not concentratin.I desperateli need ur help.Hopin fer ur repli soon.tnx a lot..

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Jaquta has given you very good advice...I would add that you are probably so scared of failing that you are living with a high degree of anxiety. There must be a great deal of  pressure on you to succeed and you probably have a lot of people to please.  The only way to get out of this is to start talking to someone re your pressure and your fears, and get a hold of yourself and regain your perspective, and then you will r egain your confidence.  If you can get counseling help at school, that might be the first place to start.

[Jaquta]

Hi Kiya.  I'm not the doctor but he will reply when he has time.  He always does.
I think the problem is anxiety and too much other stuff on your mind.
To me it sounds as though it started when you came in 12th.  It almost sounds as though you have used this ranking to judge how well you're doing.  It's possible that you may not have gotten worse but that other people are doing better than you.
I think it is the pressure you've placed on yourself (or the meaning you've given to being 12th) that is affecting you and your ability to concentrate.
Usually as we progress through education it becomes more specialized and classes become more competitive.
My advice to you would be to better prepare yourself.  Give yourself time to learn the course material.  Perhaps even focus on the process rather than the result.

The doctor will be better able to identify and explain the problem.
If you continue to have problems then I would recommend you see your doctor.

Good luck with the rest of your course.  Don't forget the basics either of adequate sleep, good nutrition and exercise.