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Dealing with overtiredness
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I get very tired all the time, it's probably partly depression-related and partly a side effect of increasing my tablets (which are meant to make you sleepy and I'm now taking them in the morning as well as at night), but I have an exam tomorrow.
So, without using stimulants (because my anxiety levels are likely to be through the roof) does anyone have any good tips? Anything to have / avoid for breakfast or whatever?
I might be fighting a losing battle, but prepared to try anything to avoid resorting to coffee.
So, without using stimulants (because my anxiety levels are likely to be through the roof) does anyone have any good tips? Anything to have / avoid for breakfast or whatever?
I might be fighting a losing battle, but prepared to try anything to avoid resorting to coffee.
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What time is the exam, what time do you take the morning tablets, would shifting them two hours back to be just the other side of the exam be an option?
I've got breakfast in college but because of a children's summer school (the current bane of my life) I can't have it until 8:30 so I guess I should get stuff in and make it myself in the flat so I can take my tablets earlier.
I usually have fruit and porridge for breakfast, is that the sort of thing? I'll have a cup of tea but anything more caffeinated than that causes me problems.
Can you compromise of getting fruit in so you can take the tablets earlier, and then sticking with your usual braekfast in college.
On a separate note, summer school kids should all be shot.
I've just hit panic about tomorrow and it's set off all the nasty stuff I was working so hard to overcome.
Stop wasting your time panicking and get on with cramming/chilling (both of which are essential).
It may be worth the ten minute walk to Boots to get ear plugs, then returning to the library. Libraries + ear plugs = bliss.
Just got locked out of my room because I ran out to be sick (side-effects) and then didn't have a cardigan so didn't feel in my current state able to walk to the main college through the summer school and past a bunch of kids who live in so had to get someone else to get me the master key.
Urgh. Drama.
Going back to the library after this cup of tea with my MP3 player.
I've had to get people to get me keys many times. The low point possibly being when there was no one around, and I got locked out after a shower. I was wearing a small towel, and there was a conference going on between me and the porters lodge.