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Posted by Deneb on October 2, 2008, at 23:36:21
I have a test on Sat. I've been studying for it, but I'm not understanding a lot of stuff.
I don't know what to do.
I need to cope.
In the past I've OD'd, skipped exams, etc.
I'm going to try to cope.
I'll study as much as I can tomorrow and just do the best I can.
Hopefully I won't revert back to old coping methods.
I want to die for a bit. Sigh.
Posted by Deneb on October 2, 2008, at 23:46:19
In reply to I didn't study at all today, posted by Deneb on October 2, 2008, at 23:36:21
I don't want to face my exam. Help. I don't know what to do. I want to just die for a bit. :-(
Posted by Sigismund on October 3, 2008, at 0:31:50
In reply to I didn't study at all today, posted by Deneb on October 2, 2008, at 23:36:21
A long time ago I sat for a first year English exam on A Portrait of a Lady without having read *any* of the book apart from the front and back covers.
I failed.Another time I sat for a philosophy end of year exam without knowing *anything* (What did I write about? Spinoza?) about which I wrote pages of nonsense that I hoped might not be completely wrong. When I caught up with the person who marked my paper he looked at me in a concerned kind of way and said 'It was a joke, right?'
So that was my effort to assess the limiting factor of ignorance on academic performance.
But it seems to me you know heaps of stuff about organic chem; maybe just not as much as you should or would like to know.
Posted by Deneb on October 3, 2008, at 1:03:40
In reply to Re: I didn't study at all today » Deneb, posted by Sigismund on October 3, 2008, at 0:31:50
Thanks for your post Sigismund.
I'm feeling a bit better now. I'm chatting with some people at PC. I need to put this into perspective. I need to stop thinking in black and white.
The thing is, I have been studying, not enough, but I'm going it a good try. I studied for 3 whole days before today.
I'll just think of today as a break. I still have the whole of tomorrow to study.
I'm coping a lot better these days.
The best I can do is try my best.
My pdoc says I shouldn't put so much pressure on myself to get an A. I should be happy with just passing and anything more is bonus.
Plus I'm taking organic chem because I like it. I shouldn't torture myself like this.
It's going to be OK. No need for ODing. I don't want to get sick. Plus Oding has NEVER made things better, only worse, much worse. Not only do I get sick, but people get angry and upset with me and I have never passed a course after ODing.
Posted by 10derHeart on October 3, 2008, at 5:18:19
In reply to Re: I didn't study at all today, posted by Deneb on October 3, 2008, at 1:03:40
Bravo!
Beautiful, rational, sensible, kind, reasonable words you're saying to yourself!
I love it. Excellent.
Isn't it really amazing and wonderful if you compare what you just wrote here to some of your posts from way back when, with the other non-coping coping mechanisms?!!
I think so. You really rock, Deneb :-)
Posted by Phillipa on October 3, 2008, at 12:42:03
In reply to Big (figurative) pats on the back!! » Deneb, posted by 10derHeart on October 3, 2008, at 5:18:19
Deneb also went I was in nursing school years ago nothing but an A was good enough for me and then I was told that when they hire you in the outside world they don't look at grades just the degree. Is it that way still? Love Phillipa
Posted by Deneb on October 3, 2008, at 16:26:47
In reply to Re: Big (figurative) pats on the back!!, posted by Phillipa on October 3, 2008, at 12:42:03
I am studying! :-)
Plus, I figured out the Zimmerman Traxler transition states.
Maybe during my day of rest, my unconscious mind was working on the problems.
:-)
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