why am I so chill about gcses

I feel like I should be stressed but I'm not.. I know it sounds weird, and it's not even like I've done excessive amounts of revision - quite the contrary, actually. I'm just not feeling any stress or tension even though my first exam is this Friday. I'm more or less confident in my ability but I feel odd amongst all my friends who are panicking haha is anyone else experiencing this or am I going mad?

This was exactly like me last year!

Be glad that you're not, stress is inherently negative!

I have similar experiences and unfortunately it does invoke thoughts such as: "am I doing something wrong? Should I be pulling obscene hours like my friends?". The answer to that is, if you can substantiate your ability, to yourself, then that is excellent, and you are certainly doing nothing wrong! Be careful, however, that your perception of ability is not an illusion.

glad someone else relates! how did yours go?