I have severe test anxiety. When I have to sit down and take
a test, I immediately blank out on the subject. I go through these moments
where I am convinced I know the answer but it won’t come to mind. It gives me a
feeling of Alzheimer’s. I forget the name but I can remember where I saw it or
what it looked like. I also tend to second guess my answers. I will be sure it
is A but then my mind says “no, change it to C”. I also get confused with the
wording of the question. Sometimes it reads like a certain term but then there
is a point where it could be a completely different answer. I can score well on
assignments and training. Then it is test time and I freeze. Frozen with sweaty
palms and an upset stomach. I start to feel nauseous and I lose all faith in
what I have learned. I feel like I need to develop a relaxation technique. Maybe
figure out the triggers of the anxiety. Is it the quiet? Is it sitting in a
room of strangers? Being watched while I struggle? Sometimes I get to the point
where I am trying so hard to concentrate that I start to fidget. I also can’t
eat breakfast because it makes me nauseous. If I don’t eat breakfast, then I get
shaky. I also have a class where in 1 week we went over 4 chapters and the next
week we went over 2 chapters. That is a lot of information to cram into such a
short period. There is no way I will be able to remember all of that
information. I still have 2 weeks until my proctored exam in that class. Oh what
to do….
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