Test Stress
Last night I took my first mid-term in like 20 years. The mid-term was for my government class and tonight is my english mid-term. The government was much more stressful then I thought it would be when I started this whole back to school thing.
Tuesday night, I was studying the review sheet before I went to bed and I found the most horrible thing. It was a term that I could not find in my book or my notes from class. I must have dreamed about the term all night and spent a good deal of yesterday worrying about it. It was just one term and I knew what the term meant and how it would apply to the subject of the test. What I didn’t have was a note/book/sign from God about what the correct answer on the test was.
Now, I know I have studied harder for these two classes then I ever did for any others. To my credit, it seems I am doing well. For me, studying is kind of a regressive activity. The more I study the more I worry and the more I worry the more I study.
Comments
Believe it or not, this is a very common thing. Stressing over the unknown in an otherwise safe forum. Problem is that it plants the seeds of self-doubt, and you start second guessing yourself on the answers.
I'm sure K told you, but be calm. I'm sure you studied plenty, and just trust your instinct. 90% of the time, your first indication of a right answer IS the right answer.
Posted by: Mr. T | February 18, 2006 10:04 PM