Advice with how to deal with ocd in college.

I got half of my grades back today (I’m still missing two their not in yet) And from I see, my gpa is now a 1.6. I’m so disappointed and disgusted with myself. I cannot believe I went so low and did this to my mom. And I know it’s because of my lack of drive and procrastination and how I believe I don’t deserve an education or anything good. Anyone who’s in college, please tell me how do I get nyself drive back? How do I tell myself I can do this? I don’t want to disappoint my mom more than I have. Please advise for next semester?

Anonymous813

Date posted: 1y

Hi. So I’m not familiar with GPA (I’d assume you’re American. correct me if I’m wrong) but i know it’s hard to deal with ocd while you’re in college. First and foremost, don’t be hard on yourself. you’re in college and you’re dealing with ocd. That’s one unique combo & the fact that you still pushed through with your education is something you should be proud of. despite the low grades. It happens & there’s nothing to be ashamed of. I’ve been there. Multiple times. Okay so i can’t tell you much but plan a timetable. Divide your subjects (depends on how many you have) and classify them on—like which days you’d revise certain subjects and for how many hours. In between, take short breaks—go on a walk, engage in a conversation with someone, may be your mom or just a person you value. Use flash cards to help you memorise better. Also listen to brown noises on YouTube while you’re revising. It’ll help you concentrate better and to also numb down the thoughts. Many people don’t know this but drink green tea if you have it. It contains L-theanine which is an amino acid that can elevate your levels of GABA, dopamine and serotonin, which promotes relaxation and reduces anxiety levels. So if you have it, drink it before you study. It can help with your ocd. It comes also in forms of meds in little bottles. If I can think of more, I’ll definitely update you but you’ll get through this. you will get good grades, don’t worry. & good luck for your next semester.❤️I’m sure your mom would be more than proud of you so you’ll be okay :).

ughhhh

Date posted: 1y

@Anonymous813 Thank you so much for you genuine advice and kindness :,( ny week has been so stressful and cruel and reading this gave me some hope that I can fix my habits. I’ll definitely look into creating time tables like you suggested I’ll take screen shot to remind myself of this later. I never knew that stuff about green tea either, I’m not fond of tea but if it will I will for sure give it a try. Thanks again if you drop anymore suggestions I’ll for sure take it into consideration:)

Anonymous813

Date posted: 1y

@ughhhh - You’re welcome.❤️& I’ve been in your place before, even when I had no ocd. It took me a while to get out of this dark hole because i thought life would end here and that I’d have no future. but i got up once more, tried one last time and in the end I got more than what I was expecting. i never knew that about green tea either but when I did some research about l-theanine that i got to know about the tea. I’m not fond of tea either😭it’s mainly coffee for me but I haven’t drank any since my ocd. If I get anything else, I’ll be sure to text you. Good luck.❤️

moomoo22

Date posted: 23w

pls reply if you have help

i am a freshman in college and i have always struggled with depression, anxiety, and OCD. i have never received help for my OCD despite being medicated for my other two issues. i have noticed that what most of my panic stems from is my OCD and more specifically my OCD around school. i haven’t been able to get myself up for class for multiple days and im starting to panic about everything im missing and think about every little thing i have to fix. i am so behind that it makes me want to panic and i feel like i cant fix this. i just want my mind to feel normal but it feels like my whole world is falling apart all because i am feeling stuck in school. please help me i just want to feel okay but i dont know how to. i have tried doing all the assignments i can do to catch up but it isn’t enough i still feel so panicked

shirleyCstar

Date posted: 22w

Advice and Unbiased Opinions Please!!!

This isn’t OCD related so I’m sorry, but I don’t know another platform like this where I can talk to other people and actually get responses. OCD has been a huge fucking setback for me in life. I had to drop classes, wasn’t able to do things, and just felt so shitty all the time because of it. I feel like I blame OCD for everything I’m not. I constantly feel like I’m not good enough. Just today I saw someone I once knew and felt all of those feelings I used to have that made me miserable. Anyways, I tried taking my driver’s test a couple days ago but I wasn’t able to. The DMV only accepted cash. I felt upset but it was whatever. I’m almost 19, and I don’t have a driver’s license. So passing it would mean a lot to me. I compare myself to others my age; they have cars, hobbies, friends, go to college, etc… I don’t have any of that. Maybe comparing myself and all of that is my fault. My family says it’s my fault I’m sad because I just wallow in it. Hearing them say that makes me frustrated and hurt, but maybe they’re right. My mom texted a couple of my siblings in a group chat I wasn’t a part of, “He wants to wallow and be depressed. And woe is me, wah wah wah.” That made me really angry because my siblings were agreeing with her. Maybe they are right. Maybe I am selfish and think the world revolves around me. My sister tells me I need to advocate for myself more, I just don’t want to be a burden. I’ve only been a burden my whole life. My OCD created this whole issue in my family and I hate that. I don’t know what to do anymore. I just want an answer. Am I really a loser? Do I really wallow in it? Am I not trying like my family says? I just want to talk to someone.

Nataliebug

Date posted: 20w

college and feeling left out

im seeing everyone getting accepted by their colleges and im having a really hard time not comparing myself. I feel like my pure ocd has taken up my life and I wish my mind let me believe that I could work hard enough for these universities that I wanted to apply to. I feel so much embarrassment and shame in myself for having to stay in my hometown while everyone goes away to college. I can’t blame everything on my ocd, im still having a hard time accepting that I have it, I just wish I was better

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