Test Anxiety anyone?

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<p>This is more recently noticed.
I study for test, I feel I know the material. I take the test and leave thinking I have done very well. Get the test back--bad grade. </p>

<p>I kinda freak out about tests in general.. quizes are fine, homework is fine.. but test seem to always screw up my perfect 100% i get on everything else.
Maybe it's a studying problem? I have no idea.
It sucks because I don't want to make excuses for my failure, but I really just want to find out what is going wrong! </p>

<p>any pointers? I really need them. Thanks CC!</p>

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<p>yeah, i have a lot of test anxiety. it's kind of like performance anxiety i think; i want to do really good on a test, but if i cant figure out a problem i freak out. i had a bad panic attack during the psat, it screwed up my math score; i also had one on the essay for a practice sat (under testing conditions). </p>

<p>i have meds for the anxiety, but i cant perform/learn with them. i'd suggest seeing a psychologist/psychiatrist and try to get test accomodations if you think you need them.</p>