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I am sick of being unbalanced at school.

Every task I get seems either unbearably easy or unbearably hard. I’ve always been interested in science, but nothing seems to hold my interest once I’m studying it.
I am just sick of trying and failing to be the type of person that is organized and dilligent. I know I have willpower, because I just recently stayed up +24 hours studying for a test, but I don’t seem to have the ability to go at things consistently day in and day out. You know the fable of the tortoise and the hare? I am the hare, and it always seems to come back to me.
I have been diagnosed with ADD, but medications didn’t seem to help, and when closely examined it is more anxiety and disorganization that seem to sabotage me. I’ve also tried medications for generalized anxiety, they don’t seem to help either.
I just feel like after year in and year out of being committed to school, I should be consistent for at least one semester. My disorganization makes me concerned that after I start working I will never be able to accept a management position because of my poor organizational skills. Also I feel like if I could study in a consistent manner I would have pursued a much higher level of education. I am doing a college course now essentially because I don’t have the discipline.
I feel like I’m not “normal” in some way. I just wish I could find some method or something that helped to manage school and my every day life. I really don’t think that it should be this hard.

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betta offline Verified User (2 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Toronto, ON, CA | 8 months, 1 week ago (3 days, 22 hours after post)

Thanks gekko,

Weed may have some effects on me to mellow out or relax, but I can’t be sure because I always feel sick first thing after, so I don’t use it. My best friend uses the stuff to be able to focus at school though, so I think I do understand. The company I’ve been working for is great because they provide so much structure, which is supposedly what ADD people need.

School is the problem. I just can’t seem to stay on task for an entire semester.

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blocka_boy6 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 1 week ago (1 month after post)

yo im 16 years old from australia i feel exactly the same i feel as if i could alot better but my organizing skills are terrible and im just sick of it being this hard for me to study and seeing others do it so easily i feel like i need someone to make me get my life into but its so hard to reach out to anyone
if you have any suggestions could you please reply

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