Burnt out

[Dejan]

Am I serious trouble and this is the worst time for this to happen that I'm burning out, I can't study anymore properly because I can't retain information as well and in great detail like i used to in unit 3 and I just can't study anymore because I can't take in anymore info what can I do to help me to get me out of this situation because my sacs are dropping lower and lower. NEED ANY ADVICE OR TIPS WILL BE VERY APPERCIATED 

[ktrah]

Are you getting enough sleep?

[nisha]

Stop stressing. Breathe. Take breaks in between work. Take breaks whenever needed to calm yourself down.

[Dejan]

Well it depends, I mostly get 5-6 hours of sleep and sometimes if i'm lucky I get 7-9 hours of sleep

[Neuron]

Increase sleep time and take a break from studying.

[Dejan]

I am currently studying for a legal sac and i have one more topic to cover but It seems impossible to study for it because it's requires alot of info to remember and cover

[paulsterio]

Take a weekend off - and I'm not kidding, just take a trip down to along the Great Ocean Road or to the Dandenong Ranges and just have a good weekend out - you'll see that you feel much better when you come back. This happens when you try to study for too much and too long - I usually find that whenever I can't absorb information anymore, I just go out for a drive, crank up the music and just drive around for 15 mins and come back home - it does wonders.

I know it's probably better for my health to go for a walk or a run, but I don't feel safe at 10.00PM and such going for walks and runs, so drives are better - that could also be an option for you if you have your license.

I think it's just about finding something you enjoy and taking a bit of time away to do that - maybe you play sport - take a weekend off to focus on your sport and training - for example.

[Furbob]

go for a 30~ min walk and listen to some music - it's very refreshing and helped me a lot during times where I felt burnt out in year 12.

[Dejan]

Hmm i will take that into consideration and give it a try this weekend, thank you so much guys for your input & advice

[Starlight]

Even just finding more creative ways to memorise things will help- using crazy mnemonics, sometimes I add in humorous phrases into my chemistry notes -- like exaggerate what is already written (helps with chem that's for sure!)

[Special At Specialist]

Set yourself a maximum time every night of about 9pm and say that you will never study later than that. Aim to finish all of your homework by 9pm and whatever you don't finish you can save for the next day. It's not worth staying up late to do homework because you're not going to retain that information, so you're only wasting valuable sleep time.

[thushan]

Let me just comment here and just say how proud I am of this community. You guys support each other to no end. This is the kind of society I'd want to live in. You guys pick each other up when one burns out or gets sad, mental health and depression are openly talked about here with no condoned judgemental attitudes...it makes me really proud to be an ATARnotes member.

[Dejan]

I know right, I have joined this community not to long ago and I love this community overall an amazing and supportive bunch of people <3, I did my sac today and managed to complete all questions in great detail and it was as not bad as I thought this sac would, let's hope I do well

[Dejan]

Funny thing is the sac i was so stressed and worried about, i ended up getting 28/30! 

[sandaygirl]

Funny thing is the sac i was so stressed and worried about, i ended up getting 28/30! 

congrats !!!
thats fantastic

how did you end up recovering from your burnout ?