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LifeFirst · 07-05-2007, 03:12 AM

Well....since the last time I posted about my problems dealing with classes I have been using a lot of techniques recommended to me. I can remember things a lot better, I can concentrate and focus at higher intensities than before, and I can get engrossed in the subject for longer period of time. But things just are not progressing the way I want them to be. It seems that once again, I am just stressed out. Especially today, I realized that I have a serious problem. The thing is that the professor (I'm taking a Summer class) gave us an assignment that is due in two days. So the first thing I did was prepare myself for the assignment, I read over the chapter, but I don't think I understand a lot of the stuff. That has been a recurring problem, that I just do not comprehend some of the complicated language they use in my textbook. And I planned today to do my homework, now it was only 5 math problems out of the book. I got up at 7 AM today and I was sure that I could get it done by noon. So I started working on it around 8:00 clock and I don't know what it is, I was just stuck on a lot of the problems. I simply had no idea how to do most of the problems, and now it is almost 9:00 clock and I have been at this thing for nearly THIRTEEN HOURS. Just FIVE problems that anyone in our class could easily do! Who the hell does that?? Spend THIRTEEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hours on a couple of problems??? I mean, they're not something that's assigned for grad students or anything like that, and it's not like I've been distracted by things or that I have been listening to music or anything like that. For the entire day I pretty much was sitting at this damn table trying to figure this thing out. I'm just so angry and stressed right now I don't know what to do. And this is not the first time this has happened, I don't know why it takes me SO LONG to do something that should be easy. And as of right now, I'm still not finished. I'm sick of it and I don't want to do it anymore, there is still one problem that I have absolutely how to do. I have no one to ask because I don't know anyone in my class, I have no one to talk to about this because again, I really don't know anyone. I sent an E-mail to the professor asking him about a problem and I could not understand his response at all. It doesn't make ANY sense!!! But then again, I don't want to depend on the professor, or else I would be asking him about EVERY single problem. Sh.....I've never been this stressed. Before, I would keep it inside but that didn't work pretty good, so now I'm just trying to let it out in the worst way possible. I seriously don't see an end to this. I'm trying to do my best but...I don't know how some of you guys do it. I need some help again...it just feels terrible. I thought that I would have my time management down but....when you don't get something....what the hell can you do???

07-05-2007, 03:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
LifeFirst Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 391	Stressed with college.....again. Well....since the last time I posted about my problems dealing with classes I have been using a lot of techniques recommended to me. I can remember things a lot better, I can concentrate and focus at higher intensities than before, and I can get engrossed in the subject for longer period of time. But things just are not progressing the way I want them to be. It seems that once again, I am just stressed out. Especially today, I realized that I have a serious problem. The thing is that the professor (I'm taking a Summer class) gave us an assignment that is due in two days. So the first thing I did was prepare myself for the assignment, I read over the chapter, but I don't think I understand a lot of the stuff. That has been a recurring problem, that I just do not comprehend some of the complicated language they use in my textbook. And I planned today to do my homework, now it was only 5 math problems out of the book. I got up at 7 AM today and I was sure that I could get it done by noon. So I started working on it around 8:00 clock and I don't know what it is, I was just stuck on a lot of the problems. I simply had no idea how to do most of the problems, and now it is almost 9:00 clock and I have been at this thing for nearly THIRTEEN HOURS. Just FIVE problems that anyone in our class could easily do! Who the hell does that?? Spend THIRTEEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hours on a couple of problems??? I mean, they're not something that's assigned for grad students or anything like that, and it's not like I've been distracted by things or that I have been listening to music or anything like that. For the entire day I pretty much was sitting at this damn table trying to figure this thing out. I'm just so angry and stressed right now I don't know what to do. And this is not the first time this has happened, I don't know why it takes me SO LONG to do something that should be easy. And as of right now, I'm still not finished. I'm sick of it and I don't want to do it anymore, there is still one problem that I have absolutely how to do. I have no one to ask because I don't know anyone in my class, I have no one to talk to about this because again, I really don't know anyone. I sent an E-mail to the professor asking him about a problem and I could not understand his response at all. It doesn't make ANY sense!!! But then again, I don't want to depend on the professor, or else I would be asking him about EVERY single problem. Sh.....I've never been this stressed. Before, I would keep it inside but that didn't work pretty good, so now I'm just trying to let it out in the worst way possible. I seriously don't see an end to this. I'm trying to do my best but...I don't know how some of you guys do it. I need some help again...it just feels terrible. I thought that I would have my time management down but....when you don't get something....what the hell can you do???