how can i get rid of this feeling?

Question

when i think about my gcse exams, and the amount of work i have to do in tight deadlines, sometimes, i get the feeling that i should be dead. i feel so much tension. even while i do relaxing things at home at weekends, i get reminded of my work...this doesn't mean that iam not working hard,infact, iam the top student in class, but as a student i felt that i have to express my feeling to you (my friends)...please help.

Answer 1

I well remember my feelings when I was your age but, come the day, I took and passed mine without a worry. Take as much rest as you can, do no revision for a day before the Exams and you will be surprised how calm you will be.

Answer 2

You say your are a top student, accept it believe in yourself.

When I did my A levels I nearly goofed up. Somehow I was accepted to Uni I didn't think my marks were good enough.

At Uni I only scraped first year

2nd year I was still in the bottom group

3rd year I was near the middle but still floundering so I went back to Uni before the 4th year started. Didi I manage to work - no, I stayed in the library all day reading the proceedings of the Solway conference and the discussions between Bohr and EInstein. It was riveting much better than course work.

What I am trying to tell you is that I was bad at course work. It depressed me, I couldn't focus on it, but that somewhere inside was a good student.

I got a good enough degree to do an MSc including a 10 week project. An external examiner said he would probably have given a PhD for it. When I did a Ph D the external said it was distinguished work.

Look, you don't have to be good at course work. What you do have to do is survive it and enjoy your subject. Believe me, in the end that will work for you. Issa promise.

Answer 3

You can only do your best. My eldest two have been through the new GSCE exams. You have a lot of course work that counts, you have worked hard and done your best. The exams are there to prove what you can do, not to trick you or catch you out. You will be fine. I never had a kid who was anyway near the top of the class and never had one who failed either!! Have faith in yourself - if you start to worry - go do something fun, have a long soak in the bath, see a movie, anything. Dont put yourself under too much pressure to be top of your class - being the best you, that you can be is perfect enough!!

Answer 4

I know how you feel. I did GCSEs, then A levels, then two degrees, then I was a teacher. There is only one answer: organise your time, understand what kinds of questions will be asked and practice them. There is nothing more you can do. Except, you should take breaks - something physical that doesn't involve thinking. And remember: failing doesn't really matter. I had friends at school who failed all their exams and today (after 20 years) they have jobs, families and are happy. School is just a distant memory.

Answer 5

I can not say that I understand. However, as a mother of a daughter who did not reach out like you did I have to say that you should be proud of the fact that you are seeking help. The first course of action is to realize that there is a problem. The pressure we put on teenagers today is so incredible. All I can tell you is this: pace yourself, give something up, and fill that time with something that relieves stress and makes you feel better: Exercise, hang out with friends, meditate or something that is not academic in nature. The key to life is to learn how to balance all aspects of it. Hang in There and Good Luck!

Answer 6

I really think you should ask for help. I remember this pressure well.
Have you told your parents how you feel? If you don't feel able to do that, you need to speak to a support/cousellor at school, they all have them.
If you do talk to your parents about the problem, you could perhaps discuss hypnotherapy with them. It really worked for me. It completely stopped that awful sick feeling and heart rate quickening every time I thought about it.
For me, the pressure was leaving a tiny primary school to go to a huge secondary school. I know this sounds trivial, but I was absolutely terrified, and was ill all summer holidays.
You don't have to struggle with this alone, there are many forms of help. No-one expects you to feel as though you are under this amount of pressure. You need to talk to someone.
Good luck

Answer 7

Time for a visit to the doctor or counselor! If you are responding to stress by having suicidal thoughts, it is a classic sign of the most common (and often easily treated and temporary) form of mental illness: depression.

Your question is a call for help. (I speak from experience.)

Answer 8

gather the materials together
that you want to review for the exam

portion them out
among the days you have to study

if you don't finish "today's" portion
don't carry it over to the next day
...set it aside, for a day when you actually finish what you had assigned yourself to reivew for THAT day

study w/a calm mind
knowing that you will succeed

do this work w/joy
...or, you'll be wasting precious days of your life

life is short
and any problems/worries we have
we create

it's all gonna be ok

g'luck

Answer 9

dont worry aboit it and relax, i have my SATs in may and i was really worried about them, but now i just do revising by doing que cards for maths and just look at a few every night before bed, dont just read out a book u wont learn and remember to relax and dont stress about it otherwise you will end up doing bad.

Answer 10

I get that feeling >:( but at least your top of the class!... i get soo fustrated, i try my hardest and get next to nowhere >:( and some friends dont care, or work at the last minute, and they get really good marks >:|