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Posted by Angela2 on April 26, 2004, at 19:35:21
I've had one final so far. And studied very much over the weekend.
I'm taking more classes over the summer to make up for what I didn't take this year. I was diagnosed with my first episode last year and missed a lot of my classes so I had to drop them. It was weird, I just stopped going to my classes. Or I would sleep through them. For one class I wopuld always arrive late. And one time I arrived ten minutes before it ended. It was a small english class and my teacher was mad and so were my classmates.
Another english class was a small group of students that focused mainly on the group discussion and class participation. I almost drowned! Everytime I would talk I'd think people were laughing at me. I would act frusterated and spoke slowly and it disrupted the class. It just got so awful to handle and I had to drop it and never go back there.
As you may have guessed I have social anxiety and social paranoia. I was also first diagnosed with my first psychotic episode last fall and had to start taking medication. I have been getting better and progressing well. I am doing fabulously now. I hope it never happens again, It was awful!
Thats all for now... Good luck with finals everyone.
Posted by cubic_me on April 28, 2004, at 10:21:09
In reply to finals time, posted by Angela2 on April 26, 2004, at 19:35:21
Thanks for telling us about you. Good luck in your finals, I hope they go well. I bet you are looking forward to being able to sit out in the sun without worrying that you should be revising! I'll come soon enough.
Posted by CareBear04 on April 29, 2004, at 16:23:00
In reply to Re: finals time, posted by cubic_me on April 28, 2004, at 10:21:09
i'm in sort of the same position. i had my first episode in the fall of 2002, and i ended up missing two semesters of school. coming back was a really big deal-- i was in the hospital twice for suicide attempts, and no one wanted to let me back unless i was totally ok. so it's the end of the semester now, and i've made it through. i'm doing great, for the most part. i'm going to graduate with my class, which is something i thought was impossible six months ago. the problem is that i have to finish one more requirement over the summer, so four days after graduation, i'm back in class... sort of anticlimatic. i'm working on a take-home final now, and i have the rest of my exams next week. good luck with all your work!
Posted by karen_kay on May 2, 2004, at 14:01:37
In reply to Re: finals time, posted by CareBear04 on April 29, 2004, at 16:23:00
that's about it. i just don't want to do it. i'll end up screwing around until 8 pm, then stay up all night trying to cram all the german words in i can. tomorrow i'll go in and kick myself for not studying more... oh, the joy of finals... good luck everyone. anyone want to take a 2 hour german final for me? ich musse lernen... i'll give any takers a couple of dollars, plus my company... any takers? i'm waiting..
and the even sadder thing is that this is the only final i really have. i have one take home which i should be able to do well on, an english one (piece of cake. i got an A on the midterm and didn't even realize we had midterms. i had my last midterm in jr high) and the others should be a breeze. i hate german.
Posted by Angela2 on May 3, 2004, at 16:48:08
In reply to i do NOT want to study!, posted by karen_kay on May 2, 2004, at 14:01:37
I always wait till the last minute.. I have a couple of assignments due May 9 including a 750 word essay. I am really, not even half way there because there's a book assignment that I am not even half way through. Tomorrow I should be getting more work done. I thought I studied enough for my research methods class but when I got there I saw the test and had a difficult time answering many of questions. I really did not know the answers.
I don't know what I'm going to do this summer only I hope I don't go crazy. Whenever I have more time on my hands where I'm not doing anything I start to feel anxious and depressed. To top that off I'm socially anxious and tend to avoid the things that make me feel better. I've been increasingly avoidant toward situations and I'm starting to wonder if my medication has stopped working. I'm going to see my pdoc/T on Thursday. And I will be talking to her about it.
Angela
Posted by CareBear04 on May 3, 2004, at 17:22:23
In reply to Re: i do NOT want to study!...and more, posted by Angela2 on May 3, 2004, at 16:48:08
yes, definitely talk to your dr. meds can make a big difference, especially at the end of the term. for that reason, i'm not making any big changes now.
i can't motivate myself to do anything. i'd planned to study this afternoon, but i spend the whole day trying to get rid of that horrible new virus, which kept shutting my computer down.
i have one week to get ready for my in-class final, and during this week, i have to do a take-home. that all sounds reasonable and feasible right? haha, depends on whether i'm in a reasonable and feasible mood.
good luck to you all!
Posted by karen_kay on May 3, 2004, at 20:38:20
In reply to Re: i do NOT want to study!...and more, posted by Angela2 on May 3, 2004, at 16:48:08
or does everyone wait until the very last minute to begin studying. it seems to be a trend. why is that? also, i don't keep up with my work. i had to spend hours on my journal, which should have been up to date by now.
i'm sorry you didn't do well on your exam. that's nver fun. how are you doing in the class? i began an exam in my law class, but he told us it would be counted for extra credit. he then handed out the course evaluations for the semester. hmmm, sounds suspicious. i noted that he had class, charm and charisma. not to mention he was good looking. how's that for an evaluation?
good luck everyone on your finals. good thing i have group tomorrow. i thought i would be dicussing finals, but i found out i will in fact be discussing the fact that i speak rather ambiguosly, leading my companions to draw their own conclusions. hmmm, perhaps this is something i should work on? again, good luck one and all.. perhaps i'll stop by again at 3 am when i'm studying for my english final and the coffee begins to wear off?????
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