Need Help Immediately

[renegade_bee]

hello guys,

I've got my exams coming up. They begin next week and I haven't even started yet. The reason is because I've had a severe depression the last year and it has suddenly gotten worse. I can't even make myself study. Yesterday I had my first panic attack ever, I just lay on my couch hyperventilating, shaking, crying and even a sense of physical pain for at least an hour. My thoughts are getting more stupid and darker. I need to pass these exams or I will have to redo my year which would destroy me mentally, I just want to be done with school.

[Natasha]

@DrMatthewsausage 

Hope this short talk will help you put things in perspective. Knowledge is power! Hugs

 

Edited June 4, 2016 by Natasha

[Elton]

@DrMatthewsausage a calm mind can grap things better than a tensed or anxious mind, I would study 2 days before the exam with a calm mind in 48 hours the whole earth moves around its self two times so thats a lot of time...  just focus and try to eliminate distractions for a while, refer to previous years question papers and keep a positive mindset. 

[renegade_bee]

@Natasha Thanks for the video. It's always nice to hear Eckhart Tolle's perspective on my problems. It calmed me down a bit.

I still have problems concentrating because I am tired all time.

@Piotr good advice, I actually got a bit of work done, however a lot less than I should be doing now and I'm still afraid  won't make it

that video was pretty funny btw.

[ArabiaNytes]

@DrMatthewsausage

I'm sorry to hear of your struggle, a struggle that is all too familiar...What can I say that could truly help you, when such a state of being, as you are in right now, will feel like a drop in a dark, deep well...?

Depression and anxiety can take control of you, making you feel like it's out of your hands---sometimes, it really is due to the chemical imbalance in your brain. That is why it can be so.very.difficult. Like trying to scream under wanter.

Just know that time will help. But how you go about spending that time will truly make a difference. Definitely, you won't see this to be self-evident until more time passes. 

Simple techniques to help you establish a healthier mindset are what I've found to help me:

- make drinking water your best friend, with or without adds of lemon, cucumber, mint, etc... This helps in feeling more alive. But you need to drink at least 2 quarts a day, but it's more about body weight rario.

- practice self inquiry. The more you understand yourself and your environment, the calmer the mind becomes.

- meditate. It truly brings peace within the self.

- eat purely healthy raw foods -- NO JUNK!

- EXERCISE as endorphins are released, a natual feelin of a happy high 

- find a hobby that you can express yourself in so that you dont keep the dark feelings bottled in. 

- simply cut out all that you feel poisons your world, impedes on your sense of positive thinking

As for school, you simply must grind though the courses you hate until you reach the advanced level in taking courses soley pertaining to your major. (Education is power, my friend, power in finding a steady income and being in control of your lifestyle in the future.) Don't discount it so quickly.

 

Depression and anxiety never truly go away. Once they take root in one's mind, it takes stress and self-doubt to bring them back to life again. Hope is not lost. Life is a continuous practice in how one lives regardless of the symptoms. Conquering your internal problems will help you feel all the more better and stronger, a relief of your struggles that bund you. C'est la Vie. 

 

Peace to you ?

 

 

Edited June 5, 2016 by ArabiaNytes

[renegade_bee]

@Piotr @Natasha

I just found out I passed all my exams! Your advice/videos helped me and I just wanted to say thank you! The depression and panic attacks aren't over but at least I'm finally done with school. 

[Natasha]

@DrMatthewsausage Congratulations!! Glad to hear. Your hard work and perseverance paid off. Enjoy the summer now