Psycho-Babble Social Thread 1097718

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at school....

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 26, 2018, at 16:01:50

my grades are not very good right now, and still trying to keep them up. Misery showed up and poured her water all over me, not in school but just my own way of doing things.... i know that school and getting a good degree to be productive, its the only way. I'm in a similar place, 10 years ago i posted in 2007 about being in school, well here i am again 11 year later. I think being afraid, and complacently can hinder someone's abilities about getting a future, and finishing things that are difficult to grasp. Hopefully things will work out, im writing a paper and not doing well on a test.....

hopefully ill get this done, and not let go, a lot of these self-help people say let of things, well .... that only leaves complacently, and laziness on not how to deal with the past, and priorities.

 

Re: at school....

Posted by baseball55 on March 26, 2018, at 17:32:43

In reply to at school...., posted by rjlockhart37 on March 26, 2018, at 16:01:50

I think "let it go" generally means to let go of the outcome and just trust the process. So work as best you can but don't beat yourself up if the outcome is not what you hoped for.
Can you get extra help? As a college teacher, I am always happy to help students who come to my office looking to improve their performance. A lot of students fear doing that, but professors actually like it when you do (well, at least most professor) and appreciate that you are taking action to try to improve.

 

Re: at school....

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 26, 2018, at 22:13:06

In reply to Re: at school...., posted by baseball55 on March 26, 2018, at 17:32:43

yes, my professor told me to get in a study group, or see a writing assistant thing on campus. I can write, but i just ...when im on a forced or pressured and writing on detailed topic, its like a freeze up and have too much anaysis, and lose concept of writing, yet i know it, it's just wierd......sometimes if i have a drink or something a beer, it frees up the anaylsis paraylsis

he asked me to show proof of being helped, but at this point, follow directors as written, and not writing off topic is sometimes..... I can write very well, articles and things, but this anaylsis freeze up that happens, its like my thoughts get scattered and forget what i read, even though i still know it, the working memory, that seems to lack, i can do well on tests that are multiple choice, but recalling everythign that was said in lecture and writing it, is bit diffcult, i get the info but its just....scattered, analysis paralysis attacks, freezing up and ... there's nothing i can do with treating it, i have to use manual work with going through everything and confirming it's correct and relates to the essay questions

there's 2 exams left so im not gonna procrastinate, and get some help

 

Re: at school.... » rjlockhart37

Posted by baseball55 on March 27, 2018, at 20:18:45

In reply to Re: at school...., posted by rjlockhart37 on March 26, 2018, at 22:13:06

Over the years, I have found that the best way to write is just to write. Get words on paper. Period. Even if they're junk. You can edit later. So when you feel paralyzed, just start writing. Even if it's just blather - I'm trying to write this paper on x because I have to and don't have a clue what I'm going to say......

After a few sentences, you may be surprised to find that you're actually getting somewhere you want to go.

It's just like exercise. For me, swimming. I procrastinate and procrastinate and fear I'm not going to be able to do more that a couple of laps, so finally I just force myself to go to the pool. Even if all I do is walk in and look at it then walk out. I just force myself to go in every day and eventually, I get in and build up stamina until it becomes easy.

 

Re: at school.... » rjlockhart37

Posted by beckett2 on March 30, 2018, at 10:21:53

In reply to Re: at school...., posted by rjlockhart37 on March 26, 2018, at 22:13:06

> yes, my professor told me to get in a study group, or see a writing assistant thing on campus. I can write, but i just ...when im on a forced or pressured and writing on detailed topic, its like a freeze up and have too much anaysis, and lose concept of writing, yet i know it, it's just wierd......sometimes if i have a drink or something a beer, it frees up the anaylsis paraylsis
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> he asked me to show proof of being helped, but at this point, follow directors as written, and not writing off topic is sometimes..... I can write very well, articles and things, but this anaylsis freeze up that happens, its like my thoughts get scattered and forget what i read, even though i still know it, the working memory, that seems to lack, i can do well on tests that are multiple choice, but recalling everythign that was said in lecture and writing it, is bit diffcult, i get the info but its just....scattered, analysis paralysis attacks, freezing up and ... there's nothing i can do with treating it, i have to use manual work with going through everything and confirming it's correct and relates to the essay questions
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> there's 2 exams left so im not gonna procrastinate, and get some help
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Many students freeze up just thinking about writing. It's very common. Many schools have study groups as Baseball mentioned. Especially for writing. You're in the same boat with lots of other students.

Determination and coffee helped me get through.


 

Re: at school....

Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 2, 2018, at 14:50:56

In reply to Re: at school.... » rjlockhart37, posted by beckett2 on March 30, 2018, at 10:21:53

yes, when im under a forced ,or due date, its makes me freeze up, but also ... the info im reading about and explain it, I've written papers where i only explained only 40 percent of it and the rest was jibber jabber, ill have to totally understand what im writing about, and not have analysis paralysis attacks, even though analysis is good to explain it

 

Re: at school....

Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 11, 2018, at 1:07:12

In reply to Re: at school...., posted by rjlockhart37 on April 2, 2018, at 14:50:56

happen again, i got thorugh with a assignment then can't seem to finish the other one, there's no one to talk to, or let out.....resort to asking the universe for help, hope things come into play


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