Ptsd when going to university

[Emmax]

Greetings everyone,
I hope this is the place where I can find people who know how to deal whit these kind of problems.
I'm studying in university at the moment and I experience immense amount of stress while studying. Don't get me wrong, I love what I study but I had traumatic experience from highschool and I think it affects me in some kind of way in university. Has anyone ever dealt whit this kind of problem?

 

[Nikki Carter]

Hello,

I found that at moments when most students felt stressed I would feel extremely panicked and anxious, in the end I would feel numb and would barely study at all. My solution was to study a little bit every day, so that I wouldn't feel as panicked as exams and projects came up. That way if I didn't understand something and became anxious, I still had time to speak to a professor or get help.

Hope things work out for you!

 

[Emmax]

I am studying every day. My grades are good but I still experience anxiety. I also thought that but obviously that is not the reason.

 

[joeylittle]

@Emmax - even 'good' stress can increase symptoms. This article might be useful:

PTSD Stress Cup

 

[Emmax]

I will check that. Thanks for advice

 

[Tree23]

I'm currently in Upper high school, but I will offer my advice. what I tend to do is listen to music, with no singing in it, between periods of study. what I would do is listen for about 10 minutes, pause, study for 30minutes then play 10 minuted again. say if the album is 1 hour long, you will do 5 pauses amounting to 2.5 hours of study. this really helps me just to get in with it as I am also a sufferer of ptsd.

If you would like me to recommend any albums please let me know. good luck with your studies friend.