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How do you study when your brain doesn't support?

Hello!!! I experience similar issues with my ADHD, I started college as soon I turned 17 because my mom applied me to. (I wasn't even sure if to take this path since my senior years in high school left me with severe anxiety ans unstable emotion management) so Im basically a freshman. My first term in college was an absolute chaos. I remember that before starting college I was obssesed with making up calendars and task list in order for me to avoid missing deadlines and assigments. I stopped, because instead of helping me organizing my stuff it just drained my energy. My second term started kind of well but it quickly became horrifying when my grades started to drop, even though I doubbled my effort to concentrate. Every task, every assigment, every chore, it just kept scrambling together. And do you remember that I mentioned severe anxiety? Well, I have this uncontrollable impuls of ripping off my hair and popping my acne pimples whenever I feel bored, overwhelmed, and extremely anxious. I finished my second term but I failed one of my classes. Even though the path was harsh I learned some small techniques that kind of helped me through this difficult times. 1. When you are about to study, but you brain doen't shut up, bite you tongue, it helps to calm the noise. 2. Take your medication and proceed to do this.. Press your left ear with your right hand, and press your right ear with your left hand. Then, do 60 squats while pressing them. I heard this helps activating the prefrontal lobe, it's a 50/50 for me, sometimes it doesn't help me instantly but I always give it a try. 3. Rub your hands as fast as possible until you feel the heat, and then press both hands against your ears. Do it as many times as you want. 4. Write the numbers from 1 to 50 using your non-dominant hand. 5. For studying, if you have access of past exam papers from your academy download them and solve the questions and exercises provided by them. You can make a small "exam simulation" but It is kinda harsh for me so I do not really recomend. You can use any of this tips when you are about to start studying of doing an assigment. Wish you the best man.

Hello!!! I experience similar issues with my ADHD, I started college as soon I turned 17 because my mom applied me to. (I wasn't even sure if to take this path since my senior years in high school left me with severe anxiety ans unstable emotion management) so Im basically a freshman. My first term in college was an absolute chaos. I remember that before starting college I was obssesed with making up calendars and task list in order for me to avoid missing deadlines and assigments. I stopped, because instead of helping me organizing my stuff it just drained my energy. My second term started kind of well but it quickly became horrifying when my grades started to drop, even though I doubbled my effort to concentrate. Every task, every assigment, every chore, it just kept scrambling together. And do you remember that I mentioned severe anxiety? Well, I have this uncontrollable impuls of ripping off my hair and popping my acne pimples whenever I feel bored, overwhelmed, and extremely anxious. I finished my second term but I failed one of my classes. Even though the path was harsh I learned some small techniques that kind of helped me through this difficult times. 1. When you are about to study, but you brain doen't shut up, bite you tongue, it helps to calm the noise. 2. Take your medication and proceed to do this.. Press your left ear with your right hand, and press your right ear with your left hand. Then, do 60 squats while pressing them. I heard this helps activating the prefrontal lobe, it's a 50/50 for me, sometimes it doesn't help me instantly but I always give it a try. 3. Rub your hands as fast as possible until you feel the heat, and then press both hands against your ears. Do it as many times as you want. 4. Write the numbers from 1 to 50 using your non-dominant hand. 5. For studying, if you have access of past exam papers from your academy download them and solve the questions and exercises provided by them. You can make a small "exam simulation" but It is kinda harsh for me so I do not really recomend. You can use any of this tips when you are about to start studying of doing an assigment. Wish you the best man.