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Yesterday I was summing up all my failures of the day so that didnt help me a bit. It only made me go deeper into the negative spiral. theres a lot of negativity too today. For instance i slept all day I woke up at... 7PM! I had my dinner at 11PM now it is 12.30AM and have to still sleep and get up at 9AM plus i didnt do any of the essays. But now im thinking the school knows about my problems so I am allowed to hand in things later maybe I shoudlnt push myself to get 2 essays done this midnight and go to college tomorrow and not skip it because of the essyas. But I could at least try to do one. So im more optimistic. Thank you both for replying!
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Hiya SweetScholarSuccess, I am in school too and find getting good grades important also. I know that this can get really stressful. I get blocked too sometimes. I find that breaking down tasks into smaller ones, planning when I want to do what helps me get back on track. I also have had to learn that sometimes good is good enough. Weird tho, it is often when I let go of trying to do things perfectly that I end up doing my best and most creative work. Anyway, hang in there and keep us posted. -Diva
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SweetScholarSuccess, How are you doing today? What have you gotten done? You may find it helpful to have planned breaks. It may help you from avoiding your studies if you chunk your work into sections and insert a break to give your mind a rest. You may also want to include a quick relaxation technique to help ease your nerves. Hope this helps. Danielle, Bilingual Health Educator
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thanks for liking the disney quote. ps I have a borderline personality organization plus obsessive compulsiveness plus panic disorder plus a specific phobia plus when higly stressed shizifrenic. :( I just want to pass these 3 courses this block how can i help myself if she ( therapist) doesnt help me every day? School mean everything to me.
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I feel sad :( I didnt read because my psychologist kept telling me to do te essay in a half hour because its actually already done. so now i didnt read my book and its 6 am and been avoiding for a few hours :( Now how will i get up tomorrow? Shall i read untill 8 am or shall i get up with lack of sleep and try to do it tomorow? :( I hate my pyschologist because she doesnt give me more therapy :(
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Dear SweetScholarSuccess, I love your Walt Disney quote! Very inspiring! One of the key things to keep in mind as you work through the program is that baby steps are essential. You may find it helpful in this situation too, rather than focussing on the major goal as the end product, try to set smaller, reasonable and achievable ones. You may want to plan out your assignments. Whether it is to have so many pages read or written, or questions answered, according to attainable and specified increments of time. You can do this, keep us posted when you are free. Casey ___________________________ The PC Support Team
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Yesterday I went to my Cognative behavioural therapy session. I showed my to do list for university, my therapist said keep thinking rational. and try to do the essays instead of trying to make them great, she said one essay only is 3% since 7 essays will count for 20% of the course... Thats why she said dont put too much effort in one essay and try to focus on getting it done. Easy to say but how will I convince my brain to just do the essays without much effort.. i always like taking my time for them, how could i feel ok to be done with ok but not great essays? I guess that she meant its exopure for me to do thing diffirently, but thats not a big enough reason for my brain to actually be contented with less achievement. My goal for today is/was to write one essay, they are actually called short reports on Disgrace by JM Coetzee and then read 65 pages from the novel Bitter Fruit. But its already 10 pm and i need to eat dinner yet, i keep wondering is this doable. Although I got up today at 5 pm, so ill probably work untill late in the midnight or till the next moring. As long as i dont aviod it because of fears and doubts, and get it done anyway! I need to be strong to do it! "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."-Walt Disney

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