Please help me in this issue of distress?

Question

I have a bad gpa. I have a bad gpa because i forget to study, i forget to study because i forget to write it down. When i do write ity down its sloopy or i lose the book i write stuff down in. Im lazy becuase i have shitty study habbits. I dont know where alot of my books are. My handwriting is bad. My memory sucks, i forget everything, my long term is fine, but my short term sucks, im not dumb, i just cant do all this. Whenever I try to do something, like sit down to study, idont have my book. You have to fill out forms to get a new school textbook. I put them in a folder, when i opened it up, it was gone. I cant think anymore, my mind is so cluttered, ive dug a hole so deep, its just so hard to get out of, this is the second time ive lost the papers, now i have to go back to school and get yelled at, possibly even get recall, i am failing science, and have 2 as, one b 2 cs and three ds, i always have 50 things on my mind, and i can never remember to do all of them, its a big circle

Answer 1

Hey, do I hear your frustration!! "THis is the SECOND time i've lost the papers".... dammit!!!!!!!
:-) & from me to you.
What strikes me most in your share is "i always have 50 things on my mind". Can you imagine that if you cut this down to one or two what kind of difference it might make to your memory and to your study skills? And also to your self-confidence and reduced anxiety?
Some time in the past you learned how to spell, I notice, because there are only occasional mistakes in your spelling. That took clear study skills! So I figure you have the skills in your potential, but you have lost ready access to them.

How easily are you distracted by a new stimulus to your mind? By this I mean such things as a noise, a movement outside the window, or a random thought popping up in your head? Some people find it much harder than others do to stay focused on what they are doing when they're in a noisy place like a school or a place where there are other people around. You mention that you might "get yelled at" as a fear... which also suggests you maybe have this kind of sensitivity and greater awareness of your surroundings than average. If so, peace and quiet might be especially helpful to you. Do you have a place you can go to and study where you can shut the door and be alone? Do you like it when you are in quiet places (also in nature, perhaps)?
Have you considered practising the art of concentration? Would you be up for learning a Buddhist or yogic technique that you could get a little peace of mind with?

Answer 2

Make a list of upcoming tests and project due dates.
Email the list to yourself or use the list for tasks in
http://calendar.yahoo.com/
Decide how many hours you want to or need to work for each test and each project.
Then set a timer and put yourself in a room with the book or directions until the time is over.
Then, after the timer clicks, you can at least say you tried.