<p>My mother and I are watching a movie together, yet I am distracted thinking about M10. We are both on mobile devices ( I know, while watching a movie) and I have been on CC looking at clean acceptance lists. My GC told me to forget about this the moment I put in my app, yeah it ain't gonna happen!! I keep researching boarding schools and watching movies that take place in boarding schools. I am going crazy. I an even counting down the days. Lord help me. How do I distract myself??</p>
<p>I know right i cant stop thinking about it and i am going mad</p>
<p>I just want to speak in hashtags. hashtagidontwannawait</p>
<p>My recommendation as a parent with one kid in BS and one kid applying this year alongside all of you is to stay the heck off CC. I will note, just this once, that neither of my kids are on here…and frankly, I think they are better off for it.</p>
<p>Here are some things that are working for me:
-being more active in my sports/ECs (takes a lot of time, dedication, and effort)
-reading (gets your mind off of things)
-exercising/a healthy initiative (it takes a lot of energy, time, and discipline to force yourself to work out and make healthier choice. this helps you to lower your stress levels, be happier, and look great.)
-doing additional studying (if you’re a nerd like me, teaching yourself another language or a higher level of math is fun, challenging, and time-consuming.)
-and contrary to what SevenDad said, (although he’s way more experienced than me) i found talking about it to be very comforting. Knowing that others feel the same as me calms me down and quells the anxiety. Also, the endless hours climbing through CC on old threads made the last 20 days go by so fast. However, I go agree that you should take some breaks from CC, though I don’t have the power to do that right now.</p>
<p>Sorry for the lack of capital letters, but the shift button was so far away…</p>
<p>My solution is digging myself back into TV shows. I’m currently marathoning one at it’s been slightly working.</p>
<p>@rareparadox: Me too! How I Met Your Mother is the best show ever.</p>
<p>Sherlock is really good too.</p>
<p>I LOVE SHERLOCK!!! I sometimes find myself wishing I was Sherlock!! HIMYM is awesome, even though I would prefer that Moseby finally get to how he met their mother. Once Upon a Time is so amazing and distracting. I can’t get enough of Rumplestilskin (probably spelled his name wrong but whatever, you know who he is). </p>
<p>Funny story: I thought I forgot about M10 and then my mother wanted some breakfast. So I go to make her some cream cheese on toast and the expiration date on the cream cheese is M10. Perfect reminder. </p>
<p>Thanks for your all of your tips! I have midterms and they will definitely distract me. Happy (unhappy) waiting everyone!!!</p>
<p>Haha, yeah, I wish Mosby would finally get to that point too. But Barney cracks me up every time, even though he is extremely sexist.</p>
<p>Sherlock’s deduction skills are so amazing, even though they’re not real, Cumberbatch really does a great job.</p>
<p>Everywhere I go I see March 10, my math problems answers are like log base 3 of 10, 310, etc.</p>
<p>Lol. I’ve tried to forget M10, but anytime I hear the letter m, march, ten, spring break, or anything similar, it pops into my head.</p>