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Originally Posted by Lillyleaf
Hey,
I had that problems too only I'm bipolar. Some of my teachers knew and some of them didn't. Usually they aren't going to talk to you about it unless you approach them. The most you are going to get is a "How are you doing?" sort of answer. It is very awkward of them and somewhat unprofessional to ask what they can do to help you. YOU have to ask THEM.
Horrible I know. When I started losing my grades in school the two things I had/have to remember are 1.) It's not the end of the world ever... and 2.) Don't give up. I can't connect assignments the class then the whole year. I have to start looking at each assignment as just one that are slowly being strung together. It's a lot easier to worry about one small thing then having it seem so important to the big picture--the big picture can always change.
I would say you should go see a guidance councilor or someone in the educational field. P-docs and T's are awesome in some ways but when it comes to the ins and outs of school and education they can be somewhat, if not completely, clueless.
Best,
Lillyleaf
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Thanks for the advice, I didn't know that teachers were supposed to act that way. I was expecting some sort of acknowledgement like "Hey I got the letter, just let me know if you need anything". It was quite hurtful when they all just acted like they never got the letter. In fact, I had a teacher tell me that if anything was going on (since I got off to a bad start in her class with the first assignment) that I could always talk to her about it and that she's there but when she got the letter that explained what had happened, she acted indifferent.
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Originally Posted by TheImpossibleGirl
I used to get really anxious about getting perfect grades all the time, too. I still do, but not as badly. The way I helped myself was every time I stressed about a grade, I asked "what's the worst that can happen?" And I would have a conversation with myself:
"What's the worst that can happen?"
"I fail this test."
"So then what happens?"
"My grade in the class goes down."
"And?"
"If I don't do well, I'll have to retake the class."
"Well that would suck, but could you survive it? Would you learn from it?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, not so bad then."
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Thank you for the advice! That seems very reasonable but for some reason, I'm never able to be at peace with it. I've had a mental breakdown and cried nonstop for 5 hours over a mark. I think it's just this fear that I won't be successful in the future and will have to worry about money. I guess it is quite petty thinking about it but my fear of failure triumphs everything. In my mind, it is the end of the world if my average isn't 90%+.