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Dealing with finals
Mon, 04/29/2019 - 13:55Topic: Young Adults
Hey, so I need some advice.
I'm 22 and a senior in college. I've been epileptic for about 10 years and have been on a ton of different medications. For the past year I've been on a combo of two and have been feeling great. For the past week I haven't been feeling very well and am planning on talking to my neurologist about changing up my doses. I am seeing him in a little less than a month, but first I have to get through finals feeling like this. I know stressing out about it too much will make it worse. Does anyone have any advice on how to stay calm during this stressful month thats coming? I'd really appreciate it!
Comments
DON'T PROCRASTINATE! Stress
Submitted by Misjoey101 on Mon, 2020-06-22 - 22:43
DON'T PROCRASTINATE! Stress builds with pressure. The more you put off, the more pressure you put on yourself.
I'm 21 and I I think I get
Submitted by kendallauren411 on Tue, 2020-03-03 - 22:06
I'm 21 and I I think I get what you're going through. My story is roughly the same. I've had epilepsy for about 10 years. I haven't ever really felt great so I'll try to pass on to you the ways that I dealt with finals/college. Making a schedule helped so much. I set aside specific times to study so I wouldn't be trying to cram at the last minute (which would be an EXTREMELY bad idea for me, since one of my major triggers is lack of sleep). I'm not the most social person on the planet, but spending time with friends/family did make things easier. Even regularly coming and chatting with people here can help because you get to talk to people going through the same things. Just remember, you've made it this far. You can do this!