Burning out...

[monkeywantsabanana]

I know it's not exam revision period yet but I'm physically and mentally exhausted.

Anyone feel the same? Anyone not? How do I recover?

[brenden]

Definitely exhausted. I don't really think I'm burnt out. But I certainly feel like "90+? NAHHHHHHH. 70 COME AT ME BRO" if that answers your question.

[saheh]

yeahp.  need 85 for my course so im like, ehh..so im just coasting along
the need for motivation isn't there.. as it's not like I need to work extra hard

[Charmz]

Yeah, I'm super exhausted too. I don't want to work and I feel like a 90 is impossible at
the moment. I try to motivate myself but it just doesn't work and then when I start studying,
I fall asleep within 30 minutes. I'm kind of thinking whether there is any point applying for uni
because I won't get into the course I want to and I can't imagine doing anything else.

[Limista]

I know it's not exam revision period yet but I'm physically and mentally exhausted.

Anyone feel the same? Anyone not? How do I recover?

My thoughts EXACTLY! Just last week I was asking people at my school if they felt this way ~ they told me to take a 'chill pill' and relax for a bit. I also found that when I started to study throughout last week, procrastination hit unduly, so instead of doing methods homework, I was aimlessly surfing the web with no real interest - I just wanted to pass the time. 

How to recover? I believe I'm on track again due to...
a) heaping my stress onto my most trusted pressure board (my mum)
b) telling myself that I'm burning out, so that I freak out and start to do work. In grade 9, my teachers warned my parents this would happen if I'm not careful; I told myself I had to prove them wrong
c) instead of focusing on my 3/4 subjects, I did work on my 1/2's, so that I become "re-interested" in my 3/4 subjects after a few days (but since you're in year 12...this option is not exactly available Why don't you try reading the newspaper - you're still engaging your mind, and it helps with English)

Good luck - Just give yourself a rest for a bit

[Genericname2365]

I'm not necessarily 'burning out' but I'm certainly struggling, all the same. And next week hasn't even started yet - when I have 5 sacs to complete in a week, compared to 0 this last week. It should be interesting.

[charmanderp]

I'm kind of the opposite. Having done very little work to date (barring for my chem midyear, for which I did heaps), I've got a lot left in the tank.

However, I was kind of over everything last week. What I did was spend a few days organising things in preparation for exams. First my iTunes library and then all of my Unit 3 notes for all subjects. Plan out how you're going to revise each subject, do some practice questions, etc. It's all about making the effort required for the rest of the year seem tangible and manageable.

[aes_999]

^Trust me, when you get to uni, you'll burn out on SWOTVAC. Especially i you get a bad timetable (like, all exams on 1st week)

[Greatness]

Just think about how you only have 3 months left of this bullshit then you will be free for 4 months or whatever it is!! Also take the rest of this weekend off, hell even take monday night off. After that you should be refreshed and ready to go. Also find your reason to succeed or achieve a certain ATAR, that will provide with some motivation.

[Starlight]

^Trust me, when you get to uni, you'll burn out on SWOTVAC. Especially i you get a bad timetable (like, all exams on 1st week)

We should all start serious exam study before the exam timetable is released for this exact reason.























This will never happen.

[monkeywantsabanana]

It's just that... I don't remember feeling like this last year. Lack of motivation, procrastination, apathetic... Thinking to my ultimate goal does give me some motivation for a short amount of time... then it all goes away.

Also, I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to uni or not... I'm sick of all this high school shit.

[nisha]

You have no idea. The amount of shit I have gone through this year, I just want it all to be over.

I havent burnt out, but I find myself watching atleast 1 ep of Suits per day to get myself re-motivated...I'm still trying to psych myself back into doing chem, because of midyear results

[JinXi]

It's just that... I don't remember feeling like this last year. Lack of motivation, procrastination, apathetic... Thinking to my ultimate goal does give me some motivation for a short amount of time... then it all goes away.

Also, I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to uni or not... I'm sick of all this high school shit.

If you're aiming to be a high achiever in uni as well, it'll just get worse. Think of VCE as a warm-up to what you'll face in order to get the top marks in uni.

^Trust me, when you get to uni, you'll burn out on SWOTVAC. Especially i you get a bad timetable (like, all exams on 1st week)

We should all start serious exam study before the exam timetable is released for this exact reason.























This will never happen.

Kinda hard seeing that lecturers have a tendency to hand out a gazillion lab reports and assignments on week 11/12 and still go over new material... Was so tired after week 11/12 last sem that I lost motivation to study for the first half of my swotvac. Then panic upon realization that failing is possibility kicked in and I starting studying like mad.

[Jenny_2108]

Everytime I feel like "burning out", I go to AN for relaxing like 2-3hrs

[rebeccab26]

I know it's not exam revision period yet but I'm physically and mentally exhausted.

Anyone feel the same? Anyone not? How do I recover?

don't worry i felt exactly the same way a few weeks ago and know of quite a lot of others who do too.
just try to keep yourself motivated.
count how many weeks we have left