Art gcse has ruined my life
I'm writing this at 5am, the morning of my comp 1 art exam, tried to do an allnighter to finish my sketchbook but I don't even have any of my ideas down and I am just SO stressed.
I have huge anxiety problems and go through alot of these depressive stated every few weeks. Year 11 has been the worst specifically. I already struggle to maintain myself but I have been doing very well before art. The constant stress, procrastination and anxiety that comes from it for me has destroyed me, leading me to not doing any work for 2 months. I am so behind. I didn't go art class for a whole month. I'd have constant panic attacks and my anxiety was all over the place. I spoke with my wellbeing teacher after a while at school, the last week before Christmas break, and she said she wouldn't let me drop it but she'll speak to my teacher about it. I finally came to art class and she just told me to not worry and get the work done during the winter break. I am aware that I procrastinate alot which makes my anxiety worse and vise versa, which is exactly why I wanted to drop art before it got worse... so this entire break I went through an extremely bad state were I barely got up from bed, barely ate or drank. I've never actually been like this before art gcse. I've completed stopped thinking about my other subjects too because of how bad art has made my mental health. I used to be a grade 8/9 student, but in just a few months, I'm barely passing and I haven't revised every since October. I just feel like I would be so much better once art gcse is gone out of my life. Art is a hobby I've been doing for my entire life, I'd say I'm very good at it, I used to draw almost everyday before art gcse. It's the constant workload and not being able to revise for my other subjects. Now it is the morning of my exam. I don't know whay to do. I don't have anything done. I will have art class for the entire day. I want to skip school today but I'm not sure the school would take that well, I don't know what to do anymore. I feel like if I go school and to that art exam I'll break down. I don't know why they won't let me drop it? What do I need to do?
I have huge anxiety problems and go through alot of these depressive stated every few weeks. Year 11 has been the worst specifically. I already struggle to maintain myself but I have been doing very well before art. The constant stress, procrastination and anxiety that comes from it for me has destroyed me, leading me to not doing any work for 2 months. I am so behind. I didn't go art class for a whole month. I'd have constant panic attacks and my anxiety was all over the place. I spoke with my wellbeing teacher after a while at school, the last week before Christmas break, and she said she wouldn't let me drop it but she'll speak to my teacher about it. I finally came to art class and she just told me to not worry and get the work done during the winter break. I am aware that I procrastinate alot which makes my anxiety worse and vise versa, which is exactly why I wanted to drop art before it got worse... so this entire break I went through an extremely bad state were I barely got up from bed, barely ate or drank. I've never actually been like this before art gcse. I've completed stopped thinking about my other subjects too because of how bad art has made my mental health. I used to be a grade 8/9 student, but in just a few months, I'm barely passing and I haven't revised every since October. I just feel like I would be so much better once art gcse is gone out of my life. Art is a hobby I've been doing for my entire life, I'd say I'm very good at it, I used to draw almost everyday before art gcse. It's the constant workload and not being able to revise for my other subjects. Now it is the morning of my exam. I don't know whay to do. I don't have anything done. I will have art class for the entire day. I want to skip school today but I'm not sure the school would take that well, I don't know what to do anymore. I feel like if I go school and to that art exam I'll break down. I don't know why they won't let me drop it? What do I need to do?
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Lets say you were to drop art as a hobby and a subject completely, lets say your now 25 years old and havent gone to uni.
You would still be able to simply develop your art skills, make a portfolio, do a year long access course, and then you could just... use that qualification to go to university.
I appreciate this is a very random scenario, but thats the whole point... I can assure you now, no matter how your situation with your art gcse progresses, you really can still end up doing art forever and even go to university if thats what you perhaps want to do.
If you dont care about art anymore, ignore it and focus on your other suibjects.
For most college courses you what, need to pass maths, english lit? or is it english language, and like 2 other gcses.
If I could go back in time to year 7 I would probably fail subjects that arent crucial / I am non interested in on purpose.
Thats all you need to get into a college course, maths, english, and 2 other gcses. You can also fail both maths and english, pass 2 random gcses, and still get onto a level 3 college course and also have to do functional skills for maths and english at college. It feels like the end of the world right now for you, I promise you, everything will be okay. This is not the end of everything as you know it.
I am rambling but you get the point. This life is yours so scheme plan and plot to get where you need to be and do what you want to do bro
You would still be able to simply develop your art skills, make a portfolio, do a year long access course, and then you could just... use that qualification to go to university.
I appreciate this is a very random scenario, but thats the whole point... I can assure you now, no matter how your situation with your art gcse progresses, you really can still end up doing art forever and even go to university if thats what you perhaps want to do.
If you dont care about art anymore, ignore it and focus on your other suibjects.
For most college courses you what, need to pass maths, english lit? or is it english language, and like 2 other gcses.
If I could go back in time to year 7 I would probably fail subjects that arent crucial / I am non interested in on purpose.
Thats all you need to get into a college course, maths, english, and 2 other gcses. You can also fail both maths and english, pass 2 random gcses, and still get onto a level 3 college course and also have to do functional skills for maths and english at college. It feels like the end of the world right now for you, I promise you, everything will be okay. This is not the end of everything as you know it.
I am rambling but you get the point. This life is yours so scheme plan and plot to get where you need to be and do what you want to do bro
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