evening people of tsr...
My girlfriend and I are currently doing A Levels. She's really stressed about our first round of mock exams. I'm doing everything that I can to help her, and when she called me this evening most of her answers were either 'I don't know, lemonadecrisis' or snapping at me.
All I was doing was reassuring her that everything will be okay, and that mock exams don't define her. I was speaking in the most comforting voice I could without being condescending.
My suggestions were:
- How can I support you right now?
' I don't know, lemonadecrisis.'
- Have you taken a break from revising in the last couple hours?
' I can't, I have too much to do.'
- Have you eaten and drank properly today?
'Probably.'
- What's the most important thing you think you need to do for law, do you want me to try to help you go over it?
' I don't know - stop asking me questions!'
Today's been a hard day for me too - I had a panic attack and walked out of my English Lit mock and am struggling to get ALN support for my undiagnosed ADHD.
What do you think I should do? does anyone else have any suggestions about how I should comfort her?