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Back. I cycled, ran and rowed. Sore now
Do ginger biscits help?
I drank gallons of peppermint tea and that helped a little.
How's today's plan going?
*hug* *hug* Hugs to you Yellow!
Give it a week or two, I promise it gets better
I'm seriously thinking about just getting on a train tomorrow and going home. It means I'd have to explain everything to my mum, but it would be worth it just to be somewhere where I'm safe. My bf is trying to convince me to wait until Monday, but I'm not sure.
I did write so much more but it just sounds so blergh when I read it back. Self-absorbed and all that shit.
If I had £1 for every doctor I know who failed at least one year of medical school I would have a few pounds....
Hang in there.
I tried to phone the Samaritans because I found them really helpful before, but can't stay on the phone long enough to say anything.
Does your uni have a nightline? You can often call them from an internal phone to save your bill.
So I saw a pastoral tutor yesterday and I do have the option of going for extenuating circumstances but it would be a case of hoping they get accepted and not sitting the exam at all. So I had a hard decision to make yesterday, and I decided to sit the exam and not submit any ECs. At least I have it documented that I saw the pastoral tutor....
So just got to get my head down now! I've told my mum and she is actually saying / doing the right things (3rd time lucky?).
My concentration is rubbish, and I keep feeling really anxious over nothing at all. But I guess at least I have the support of those around me, and I feel less sick.
*hug* to people.
I know medicine has different rules but as much as possible needs to go down on paper for worst case scenarios to be resolved and it will help you if any of these problems recurr in future.
Nope... By taking the exam I'm having to say "Yes I am well enough to sit this". It is quite a shit system but I think it is to stop people thinking "Oh shit, I need to cover my back". Not really sure. There definitely isn't a middle option - I asked about it
If I do do badly, I will go back and challenge any decision they make regarding my future. I won't just be making excuses after I fail, as I'll have the notes from the meeting with my tutor saying I was considering claiming ECs, and I have my records at the GP. It isn't ideal, but I think its the option I'm going to have to go for. Take the exam, and hope it doesn't come to all of this