Venting I just can’t handle stress

[CrazyDiamond04]

I'm incapable of handling stressful situations. For some dumb reason I chose to procrastinate this weekend instead of focusing on getting stuff done, now I might be screwed tomorrow. Life isn't getting any better and I'm still metaphorically driving off a cliff. I feel nothing but anger and sadness anymore.

 

[_D_]

Sorry to hear that. I have similar struggles with procrastinating - i'm procrastinating right now actually. What did you need to get done

 

[CrazyDiamond04]

Sorry to hear that. I have similar struggles with procrastinating - i'm procrastinating right now actually. What did you need to get done

Well I have an online exam tomorrow in one of my classes and I have an online class where I basically did nothing in that class this week and the assignments are due tomorrow before midnight. That on top of work stuff and one more thing in another class that's also due tomorrow.

 

[_D_]

Well I have an online exam tomorrow in one of my classes and I have an online class where I basically did nothing in that class this week and the assignments are due tomorrow before midnight. That on top of work stuff and one more thing in another class that's also due tomorrow.

My advice would just be to rank order the things you need to get done in order of importance, probably going to be that exam since it will be worth the most % of your grade compared to an assignment, and to tackle each thing on it's own. So for example, study for your exam without thinking of anything else, push the other assignments out of your head (since thinking about them while studying won't help).
The worst thing to do is list out everything you have to do. You have to compartmentalize this stuff and do it one at a time
Also, if you can't get everything turned in before the due date, it's going to be alright.
I would reach out and talk to your teachers and genuinely tell them that you're struggling, that you want to do the work, that stuff piled up, and that you could get it done if you got an extension. It's gonna be okay

 

[danny10]

I was really great at handling stress throughout my 20s and early 30s. Now I'm 37 years old and everything seems to be turning upside down for me. I cannot handle stress anymore, the smallest of things cause anxiety and I have to regularly take my benzos (Clonazepam) to even be able to exist. I hate life...

 

[NoPoint2Life]

I would say overall, I do not procrastinate much. When I was a student and we would get assigned a project I had to start immediately. But it was actually because of stress. I hate having something hanging over me.

I have always gotten stressed out way too easily. When my OCD was getting bad, I would actually be frozen in place from being incapable of making any decision. My parents are elderly and for years now I have been scared and stressed about what happens when they die because I am incapable of handling things anyway nevermind stuff that is so complicated and important.

Yeah, life sucks. People that can handle stress better will never understand what it's like in our brains

 

[WatchmeBurn]

All I do is avoid, avoid, avoid, because my anxiety is so bad and because I completely break down/freak out whenever I experience the slightest bit of stress or difficulty. Just not made for this world.

 

[Electra]

I'm so sorry it's like that. I understand how hard it can be. Did you procastinate because you were tired or you just didn't feel like doing something? Sometimes we want the best possible results and that might push us away from the things we have to do, because "it won't be good enough". That's not necessarily true for you, I'm just guessing <3
I hope you'll feel better soon and you'll ace your exam!