Hi! Im wondering how does OCD affect your school work.. Since my ocd started school got much harder and i just cant focus. Im in law school and i cant handle the stress and feeling like all of my peers are better and smarter because they know how to deal with stress and dont go crazy... It sucks because its ruining my self esteem and i feel like a loser. I used to be a good student but now i just fail class after class. Is it going to get better? Can u study with ocd and get good grades? If you can please tell me how!

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OCD affects my schoolwork terribly. I am only doing the absolute bare minimum right now.

You can do this. Put a specific time of day just specified for school work. Don't give up on your lawschool dreams.

Hey I’m in law school too (my first year) and I totally understand how you feel. Remember to be compassionate with yourself, I know there’s a lot of pressure with the curve and all to do well but if stress that you should not be obsessing and need to study it only creates more anxiety worry and stress. So what I do to combate this is make a list of goals of what I want to get done on that day and in between I make sure I workout outside, talk a walk, clean, and listen to stand up comedy (both to give my mind a break from the hard material and to get those serotonin levels up to help with the ocd) I like working out and being outside because this is a natural way for your brain to release endorphins and you have the plus of doing something physical which makes it difficult to obsess. Lastly remember everyday is a new day and if today you cannot study don’t be hard on yourself you have tomorrow!

Yes. I’m in nursing school and this last semester has been horrible. After doing the therapy program on here I was pretty good for a while, I never got so distracted I’d miss a day’s worth of work, BUT this last semester “ethical” OCD has hit hard and a 3 hour long assignment will take me 4-5 because I keep adding time. My assignment grades are going down because I’m making everything much harder on myself but I definitely don’t loose myself to my compulsions like I use to.

Idk if this helps u but I usually study with some calm musics and watch some of my ocd comfort movies while studying.