A fatigue ambitious student
How do you deal with always feeling tired? I'm talking about low energy, not being asked to do anything type of tired.
I want to revise to achieve top grades in my A-Levels desperately. I've made a timetable where I start my day early in the morning to revise.
I make sure to have breaks.
I make sure I don't spend too much time revising.
But I'm never exactly ever fresh and awake and just beaming with energy.
I completely understand that you just need discipline, getting up every day to do what you need to do, even if you don't want to do it, but i don't understand what I need to do to be effective revise without constantly just feeling tried
I want to revise to achieve top grades in my A-Levels desperately. I've made a timetable where I start my day early in the morning to revise.
I make sure to have breaks.
I make sure I don't spend too much time revising.
But I'm never exactly ever fresh and awake and just beaming with energy.
I completely understand that you just need discipline, getting up every day to do what you need to do, even if you don't want to do it, but i don't understand what I need to do to be effective revise without constantly just feeling tried
Reply 1
Hey,
I feel like I see myself in you a lot and I got my A-level results a few ago weeks, which I am not very proud of...
You said you are an ambitious person but you will soon realise that being too ambitious might deter you from realising where you came from and what you've done so far. It looks like you care about your grades and that's great, you have a goal and keep it in mind. Now I could suggest that you could be feeling tired from pressure(?) You could be pushing yourself to do more than you physically can. Working in steps could be better instead of looking at the end goal. Maybe you work better at different times of the day(?) you might not be a morning person, I was an afternoon/late night person and that's where I got most of my energy.
Can I ask what grades you are trying to get?
Another reason for fatigue(or laziness) could be what you are consuming, this can be food as well as online content. We all know that having a proper diet is important for revision. One thing that actually worked really well for me(worked almost instantly) was magnesium supplements, I wouldn't say it makes me hyperactive but it is kinda all in the mindset. If you think it does, it will. Another thing is social media(haha). The endless scrolling of Tiktok working as a dopamine dispenser, which makes you depend on it. Stopping Tiktok and reducing the use of social media for me was essential and it should be for anyone trying to focus on their studies and maybe you've done it already😉. I also used an app that stops me from going on YouTube short and reels but still allows me to use the apps.
No one ever wakes up happy to be revising on a day where you could be outside enjoying your life. But let me tell you that what's worse is having all the time in the world right now and regretting not having worked harder before and suffering from the consequences.
Sorry I feel like that did not help.
Overall, get some magnesium, control your social medial usage, don't compare yourself to other people, set yourself a goal and work your way to it step by step
))
Good luck...
I feel like I see myself in you a lot and I got my A-level results a few ago weeks, which I am not very proud of...
You said you are an ambitious person but you will soon realise that being too ambitious might deter you from realising where you came from and what you've done so far. It looks like you care about your grades and that's great, you have a goal and keep it in mind. Now I could suggest that you could be feeling tired from pressure(?) You could be pushing yourself to do more than you physically can. Working in steps could be better instead of looking at the end goal. Maybe you work better at different times of the day(?) you might not be a morning person, I was an afternoon/late night person and that's where I got most of my energy.
Can I ask what grades you are trying to get?
Another reason for fatigue(or laziness) could be what you are consuming, this can be food as well as online content. We all know that having a proper diet is important for revision. One thing that actually worked really well for me(worked almost instantly) was magnesium supplements, I wouldn't say it makes me hyperactive but it is kinda all in the mindset. If you think it does, it will. Another thing is social media(haha). The endless scrolling of Tiktok working as a dopamine dispenser, which makes you depend on it. Stopping Tiktok and reducing the use of social media for me was essential and it should be for anyone trying to focus on their studies and maybe you've done it already😉. I also used an app that stops me from going on YouTube short and reels but still allows me to use the apps.
No one ever wakes up happy to be revising on a day where you could be outside enjoying your life. But let me tell you that what's worse is having all the time in the world right now and regretting not having worked harder before and suffering from the consequences.
Sorry I feel like that did not help.
Overall, get some magnesium, control your social medial usage, don't compare yourself to other people, set yourself a goal and work your way to it step by step
))Good luck...
Reply 2
Original post
by AnonymousHow do you deal with always feeling tired? I'm talking about low energy, not being asked to do anything type of tired.
I want to revise to achieve top grades in my A-Levels desperately. I've made a timetable where I start my day early in the morning to revise.
I make sure to have breaks.
I make sure I don't spend too much time revising.
But I'm never exactly ever fresh and awake and just beaming with energy.
I completely understand that you just need discipline, getting up every day to do what you need to do, even if you don't want to do it, but i don't understand what I need to do to be effective revise without constantly just feeling tried
I want to revise to achieve top grades in my A-Levels desperately. I've made a timetable where I start my day early in the morning to revise.
I make sure to have breaks.
I make sure I don't spend too much time revising.
But I'm never exactly ever fresh and awake and just beaming with energy.
I completely understand that you just need discipline, getting up every day to do what you need to do, even if you don't want to do it, but i don't understand what I need to do to be effective revise without constantly just feeling tried
Hey there 👋
My name is Siobhan and I’m a recent graduate from the University of Lancashire 🎓 I’m sorry to hear that you’re struggling right now with who I energy levels and I completely get the pressure right now with A-levels. I want to reassure you that are not alone in this and it won’t always be like this!
It sounds like to me that you might be experiencing burn out. I’ve had this several times in A-level and at uni and it feels like your body is running on fumes. I applaud you for your self discipline and sticking to a timetable but I think you should try to tweak it to make sure your wellbeing and health fits in there too!!
Waking up early every day may be affecting with your sleep which will be making you feel constantly tired. You should be getting around 8 hours of sleep every night, and if you’re stressed from revising then this might be hard to get if you can’t settle at night. I would recommend settling down an hour before bed, turning down the lights and doing something that helps you relax to help turn your brain off and get ready for rest.
Also, there’s studies that show that teenagers don’t function as well in the morning compared to adults due to the front part of your brain not being fully formed yet til your around 25. This may be really important to note as you might not be effectively revising if you’re not fully awake yet in the morning. Therefore, you could see if revising at another time will be better?
I would also say that in your breaks, try and do something to refresh your brain. Don’t go on your phone and scroll away because your brain is still active then and isn’t catching a break. I might be biased from being a physio student but I would say it’s so much better to go out for a walk for 15 minutes to reset the scene and your brain. This helped me sooo much when I was struggling with my energy.
I would try and dedicate time for relaxation to help avoid any further burn out. You might feel overwhelmed to start with because this is a shift in your routine, but it sounds like right now being so dedicated isn’t sustainable for your health. You’re already working really hard which is a massive credit to have such determination, but remember to look after and be kind to yourself too 🙂
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any more questions at all!!
Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Lancashire)
(edited 1 month ago)
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