[enngirl5]

I am completely obsessed. I goofed up my freshman and sophomore years of college. Not bad but I didn't do as well as I could have, pot, boyfriends, etc. Now I'm a senior and all throughout my Junior year and first semester of senior I have made straight A's trying to make up for my previous two years. Obviously A's aren't as easy to get as a senior as they are as a freshman. So, I'm completely stressed out. To graduate Magna Cum Laude I need all A's this semester with only one B. Why do I have to get Magna Cum Laude? No reason really. With all B's I get Cum Laude. Which is perfectly fine. It's like this horrible cycle. First I just started getting A's in my easy classes so I could have leeway for B's in my harder classes, now it's evolved into me needing to make A's in everything. I literally stay up hours laying in bed worrying about it. What is my problem? And how do I quit obsessing? I can't tell my doctor because he'll just say I'm obsessing and I need to up my Celexa. Which personally I think contributes to my obsessing but that's another story all together. I need some words of wisdom before I go nuts.

 

[Guest]

well your doing great, why beat yourself up about it ? Youll get over it trust me, there are more important things in life, At least you have some fucking goals in life and get good grades. I have no motivation to do anything and get bad grades because im too lazy to do anything. I hate being lazy but hey what can i do when my mind is an unmotivated, lazy peice of goo. Anyways there are some stress relieving vitamins/supplements out there

 

[kenc127]

You are like me. Your success in school dictates what kind of person you are, so we think. In 5 years, when you are in the world working, you'll see that school was simply a stepping stone, not a be all end all. Hang in there. It's ok to get a B. That doesn't make you any less of a human being.

Ken

 

[enngirl5]

Thanks everyone. Johnny, I'm lazy too which makes it all that much worse. Everybody thinks I like to study but really I hate it. I'm procrastinating right now studying for all these tests I have next week. I'm just very tired these days. But you guys have made me feel better. :wink:

 

[Brainsilence02]

I have dealt some "studying" dodging too. I found that it is practical to do the following things:

1. Since I don't want to study my lesson, I just forget that it is a lesson. I convince myself that there is another that I am supposed to study. So I get focused in my real homework. This is embarasing if you well-consider it. It is like admiting that "I don't want to do things that I have to".

2. I bring to my mind a book that I would be interested to read. For instance a novel. Then with the joyful sensation that the novel "thinking" have brought, I start studying my school book by saying to myself "this is a book too you know"

3. This is the most mature solution. I convince myself that the school book contains interesting knowledge. And that, after reading it, I will have an "extended" view (more knowledge).

Hope this helps. Actually it will help if you are dodging homework under the same influence as me.