Hey all,

If any of you have seen my previous post, you'll know I just started Uni. I'm excited to be studying and everything, but there's a problem. The first time I tried university, back in 2013, the stress got to me really bad. My grades, while being high, weren't good enough for me - I got a 91 on one assignment and beat myself up for not getting any higher - and when it came to exams, I totally freaked out and ended up not sitting them at all.

I'm worried that the exact same thing is going to happen this semester. I'm only a week into my courses but I'm already quite worried over the assignments and what needs to be done; revision questions, notes, weekly activities, readings...I want to do it all right away, but that would mean not ever doing anything besides study, and if I don't study and do something else relaxing, I feel horribly bad because I know it's time I could be using productively.

Does anyone have any tips on how to handle the pressure? I've asked my university lecturers in the past but they don't really understand, the most they've told me is "everyone gets stressed" and a certain amount of stress is healthy, which doesn't help my situation at all.

Any advice would be appreciated.