<p>Like most seniors, my grades have dropped this year. Unfortunately, it's to the point where I think I might be rescinded from schools. (If I get into any) I know I should be working harder. But I also think part of my grades are coming from health issues. I don't want to get into too much detail, but suddenly I feel like I'm too tired to do anything. I don't want to get into too much detail, but after I get home, I sleep for a couple of hours (not health I know, but I feel like I will end up passing out otherwise), feel too drowzy after I wake up to do too much studying, and then I'm back to bed again. My parents think I'm just not sleeping enough, but I feel like I've been getting more sleep than ever. I feel really overwhelmed now, and I don't know what to do with my situation.</p>
<p>Chaos, I mean this kindly. Based on your past threads. I think you are stressing way too much about getting into college. I think you should get off this board, go outside, and take a walk. Read a book. Go to a movie. Do something you enjoy. I wonder if you are not actually making yourself sick with your own anxiety. </p>
<p>Fatigue can be a sign of illness or it can also be a sign or anxiety or depression. If you want to sleep all the time, you might want to get a blood workup or talk to the nurse or counselor at school. Above all, keep a sense of perspective. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>ITA w/NJSue.</p>
<p>I also agree with NJSue and offer another suggestion: talk to your parents. Let them know about the health issues, about your fears, and seek their advice. They may not realize how much this worrying is affecting your health and your grades.</p>
<p>I talked with my parents and they don’t understand. They either think I have depression, or worse, they blame debate or say that I’m not getting enough sleep. I’ve gotten my blood work done before and other tests, but absolutely nothing has come up. I really don’t work as much as college as I make it seem like on this board. I guess it could be some psychological problem, but the last time I tried that route, I just got ADHD medication and was diagnosed with depression. (Probably just because I said I lacked motivation and had lost interest in my previous activities because I switched interests).</p>
<p>You sound depressed to me, maybe too depressed to get yourself help. Many, many kids your age, at this stage of life, are depressed. More than 50% of college students at top colleges end up seeking counseling for anxiety or depression or stress. </p>
<p>It sounds like your parents will help you if you want them to. You should try to get help for depression and for ADHD before you go to college, because things don’t magically stop once you are in.</p>
<p>This is a hard thing to deal with but once people get help, things really can go much better.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m not going to try to diagnose you; you need a professional to evaluate you. Something is obviously wrong, whether it is physical, or a depressive or anxiety problem. What you are describing is not normal. Do you have a counselor at school? That might be a good starting point.</p>
<p>Do you play sports or exercise? I know that when I was going through an absolutely horrible time, walking on the treadmill really saved my sanity. I’m not saying that exercise can cure any ill, but exercise can really really help you deal with your ills oh so much better. Facing adversity while fit, lean, and strong is much easier than facing it while soft, out of shape, and less healthy than you could be.</p>
<p>See a doctor and see what s/he says.</p>
<p>I agree, start with your guidance counselor…you might never have even spent time with them but now would be a good time. Walk down or over and schedule an appointment when you get to school tomorrow. They shepard seniors each year and they will be a good sounding board for you. Tell them what’s going on with you, tell them about your anxiety over applications…and I guarantee they’ve heard it all regarding senior slump. You really sound like you need to sit down with someone face to face because clearly no parents here are relieving your apparent anxiety and we can’t “diagnose” if there is something wrong going on. Your apps are in, you don’t know where you are going in the fall…there is some normal apprehension when you are in no man’s land, get it all out with your guidance counselor and see what they say. They will have your records, where you applied and you won’t have to re-tell a huge story…just start with where you are TODAY.</p>