I accidentally trained my brain to panic every time I hear birds outside
Last semester I studied for finals in this tiny library room near a window that never fully closed. Every morning around 6 AM birds would start screaming outside while I was cramming statistics and drinking terrible vending machine coffee.
Now finals are over, but my brain got completely messed up from it.
Yesterday I was chilling at home playing games, heard birds outside my window, and instantly got stressed for no reason. My chest tightened and my first thought was literally "I forgot to study for something."
It got worse today. I heard the same bird sound while grocery shopping and my body reacted like I had an exam in 20 minutes.
I think I Pavlov'd myself into academic trauma.
Does anyone else have weird study associations stuck in their brain now?