u/LankyGiraffe2310

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need help unravelling my thoughts

I have an exam in 21 days and lets just say I couldnt study. I tried. I really did try. But depression, anxiety, perfectionism, fear of failure all got in the way to the point it was crippling. I had panic attacks frequently that lasted for upto an hour. and Im only writing 3 papers instead of 7, but the sheer anxeity is stopping me from putting any efforts. and if I do put efforts, perfectionism fucks things up and Im a mess lying on the floor clutching my chest and hoping night would come just so I could sleep. Parents are supportive in the way they consoled me when i had embarrasing meltdowns in the middle of the house. but they still project their expectations onto me. I even asked them if i could drop out. they said its just the fear talking and motivated me. but normally, I dont really hate my course. its a pretty well respected course and it makes a lot of money with experience and its just 3 levels of exam with 2 years internship. but im so damn scared of exams and im studying from home so i have no peers, i dont know how to handle my emotions. i dont even know if i wanna study this anymore and i dont know if its the fear talking or its me. im so damn clueless and tired of feeling like a fucking failure when i clearly have no clue what to do and what to believe. i dont know myself and i dont know what i want.

anyone who's emotionally intelligent enough to decipher this for me, ur help is appreciated

also i need help on how to live this 21 days. once i finish writing this exam, i can figure things out. but now i dont know what to do or how to do stuff.

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u/LankyGiraffe2310 — 5 days ago
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I have a serious exam within exactly a month, though we are given a minimum of 1 yr for preparation. Like the classic gifted kid experience of barely putting efforts and procrastinating till the last possible moment only to fuel through urgency, will and caffeine, I too have wasted almost 10 months only for me to have 30 days for preparation and I have 7 papers to write, 100 marks each, subjective and I have exams continuously for 7 days without a break day. Soooooo like always I'm gonna have to start panicking enough to sit down and push through this. (I also think I may have ADHD so the procrastination part is not really intentional)

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u/LankyGiraffe2310 — 22 days ago