I'm in my senior year at FSU, and I'm currently taking 2 classes at school this summer, as well as working 20 hours a week, and doing this. Is anyone here strapped - or was strapped - with a similar workload? If so, how much of the cc are you able to complete in a week? If you've finished the cc, how long did it take?
ive dealt with anxiety-induced insomnia for as long as i can remember. i rarely get a good night's sleep, but i have a few things ive found help me a bit
smoking weed a few hours before attempting to sleep. this one isnt for everyone obv, but ive found that the post-high comedown, where you feel kinda tired, is perfect for transitioning into falling asleep
listening to soporific music at a low volume. ill put on some dream pop - like beach house or something similar - and it soothes me quite a bit. just enough volume to where it feels like someone is whispering to me. kinda like asmr
perform strenuous exercise during the middle of the day or 4-5 hours before hand. i get the best sleep on days where i exhaust my body. I recommend running. its a solitary and cheap hobby that is great for coping with both anxiety and depression. i ran 4 miles yesterday and knocked out last night.
establish a halfway/transition point in the room for attempting to prepare yourself to sleep. dont lay in bed if you cant sleep. you need to condition a subconscious connection between your bed and literal sleep. if you dont fall asleep within 10 minutes, get out of bed and go somewhere else in the room. i have a small space of wall between my bed and my desk where ill go sit against and read if i cant sleep.
I suffer from clinical depression and anxiety, and this exam is a big-time source of daily agony. Getting occasional practice questions wrong feels like a gut punch, especially when you factor in just how swift and precise you'll need to be during the exam. I'm constantly agonizing over how little time I'm spending studying relative to the amount I think I should. I think about this exam every hour lol.
These kinds of issues are tough to explain to folks who don't deal with intense depression or anxiety. It's not like I want to stress over this exam. I consciously make decisions that my rational mind permits when it comes to my lsat studying, but anxiety and depression are irrational. I literally would rather not struggle to fall asleep at night because I keep thinking about how I didnt practice fool-proofing a particular logic game enough, but its biological lol.