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gabemai314
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07 Mar 2018, 8:05 pm

Does anybody else experience meltdowns where their higher brain functions temporarily cease and they feel overwhelmed? The meltdowns I have had during tests cripple my ability to finish them. I also sometimes have internal meltdowns when I do not perform well on assignments at college. It is very frustrating.


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08 Mar 2018, 5:15 am

Can you speak to an educational psychologist about ensuring you have longer time in exams? Also potentially get to sit your exams in a more congenial environment? My daughter has high IQ but slow processing speed and this is something I will try and secure for her for the future in exam situations as she finds them stressful.

I never had it in relation to exams. But I can certainly recognise what you describe. I get it too in other scenarios when I feel rushed and overwhelmed.


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08 Mar 2018, 5:45 am

The closest I can come to that is a panic attack. What you are describing sounds different.


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08 Mar 2018, 12:56 pm

elsapelsa wrote:
Can you speak to an educational psychologist about ensuring you have longer time in exams? Also potentially get to sit your exams in a more congenial environment? My daughter has high IQ but slow processing speed and this is something I will try and secure for her for the future in exam situations as she finds them stressful.

I never had it in relation to exams. But I can certainly recognise what you describe. I get it too in other scenarios when I feel rushed and overwhelmed.


I already am allocated double time for exams.
It is not as much of an issue as it was last semester.


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