3...2...1...Panic! Freak Out!

[themadpoker]

I am freaking myself out right now. D= Okay so this past week has been reading week. And I have alot of assignments to do! And I've been putting them off because they are hard and I'm pretty sure one of them was actually set up to make us fail (who the hell says to do background research for something but not to do a bibliography? That is like a recipe for accidental plagiarism oh my god, I hate this prof). And now there are four days and the thought of all the work I have to do is making me PANICKY. DDDDDDD=

Okay. OKAY. Deep breaths. And no more doing the thing where I ignore things that stress me out and go watch TV or something because that is counterproductive and only leds to MORE STRESS.

I think I will just start with my readings. Beause that is easy and I can have the ego boost of having accomplished something before doing something hard (like the FAIL assignment which is worth 30% of our grade did I mention how much I hate this prof?)

Why do I always do this to myself? D= IGNORING THINGS IS NEVER THE ANSWER. LESSONS I SHOULD LEARN. MAYBE I WILL WRITE THIS ON A POST IT AND STICK IT TO MY LAPTOP.

Comments

[janicu.livejournal.com]

:\ That sucks. Hang in there, you can do it. It helps to just take everything in parts and do them, rather than thinking them all together and then getting overwhelmed. Sorry about the stress!

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've made a list of what I need to do and I'm working my way through it. Feeling a little calmer now. =)

[anthean.livejournal.com]

MAKE A LIST. Seriously, make a list of the stuff you have to do, in as much detail as you think you can handle. That way you can cross things off as you finish them. It's a great way to both set out exactly what you have to do in concrete form, and feel really accomplished when you cross something off.

Seriously, when I have a ton of work my lists are something like:
-open book
-read pages 35-67
-make essay outline
-write essay introduction
and so for and so on. It helps! Ignoring the things you have to do is going to make you more panicky, I know this from long experience. I always feel TONS better if I do even a little bit of work, which is why "open book" gets its own bullet point on the list. :D

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice. I've made a list right now, currently ticked off one of my course readings.

[radio-nurse.livejournal.com]

Story of my reading week. : ( Hang in there! We still have four days.

For that assignment... I guess the research you would do would be for general knowledge stuff? Facts, as opposed to people's ideas and intellectual property. Can you email the prof to ask?

Good luck!

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

Prof said she's going to be out of the country this week so no e-mails. Our TA said something along the lines of the general knowledge thing though. Egh, whatever, I'll do my best and then forget about it.

And thank you. Good luck to you too!

[starry-laa.livejournal.com]

IF IT'S ANY HELP, PROCRASTINATION GETS MORE SATISFYING AS YOU GET OLDER.

...but good luck with your essays :S

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING OLDER THEN.

And thank you.

[heather.livejournal.com]

*hugs* STAY STRONG; distracting yourself is NOT good, I know, I do it alll the time.

[hmsharmony.livejournal.com]

Oh, bb!! *hugs* Stay strong. If the stress gets to be too much PLEASE don't hesitate to PM me. I can even get on a messenger if you need me. Know that I'm in your corner, cheering you on. YOU CAN DO THIS!!