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Are you allowed to have time off if you don’t do enough revision?

I’m trying to revise but it’s not going well, I think I have ADHD or something. I really really really want to revise but my brain won’t let me. It’s exhausting, and my parents are always angry at me (which I know is valid and I am in the wrong). My main concern is whether I should still partake in my hobbies or whether I have to earn things like that? I know you should give yourself time off when you study but given that I’m not achieving anything and spend my study time staring into space, doomscrolling or overthinking everything does that mean that that doesn’t apply to me? I have to do physiotherapy for my back, which hurts if I don’t do it, but that takes about forty five minutes out of my day and I could use that time for studying (not that my brain will allow me) so should I just suck it up and deal with the pain? I want to go to town to visit my grandad on the weekend, is that something that should be allowed? I really feel like I need to get out of the house to somewhere that isn’t college (I don’t really have a social life lol) but do I need to earn the right to do that? I’m not sure whether my parents will let me go, but are they being too strict or do I deserve to be punished? Do you need to earn the right to partake in nice things? I don’t really understand what the general consensus is on things like this, I seem to constantly get given conflicting messages and opinions. I’m so exhausted.

Reply 1

Try get a neurodivergence assessment then maybe ask the college (or wherever you are educated) for support. But ideally try and ask them for support anyway, since diagnoses with the NHS have veerryyy long waiting times

Reply 2

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by FroggyStar
I’m trying to revise but it’s not going well, I think I have ADHD or something. I really really really want to revise but my brain won’t let me. It’s exhausting, and my parents are always angry at me (which I know is valid and I am in the wrong). My main concern is whether I should still partake in my hobbies or whether I have to earn things like that? I know you should give yourself time off when you study but given that I’m not achieving anything and spend my study time staring into space, doomscrolling or overthinking everything does that mean that that doesn’t apply to me? I have to do physiotherapy for my back, which hurts if I don’t do it, but that takes about forty five minutes out of my day and I could use that time for studying (not that my brain will allow me) so should I just suck it up and deal with the pain? I want to go to town to visit my grandad on the weekend, is that something that should be allowed? I really feel like I need to get out of the house to somewhere that isn’t college (I don’t really have a social life lol) but do I need to earn the right to do that? I’m not sure whether my parents will let me go, but are they being too strict or do I deserve to be punished? Do you need to earn the right to partake in nice things? I don’t really understand what the general consensus is on things like this, I seem to constantly get given conflicting messages and opinions. I’m so exhausted.

Is the issue with revision something that has been persistent throughout your life or is it new? Do you have these issues in class? ADHD shouldn’t be the first thing you jump to if you’re struggling to revise- think about where you’re revising, how youre revising etc beforehand
Definitely do your physio and make time for hobbies and visiting family. Have you tried a revision timetable? Revising in a different room? Revising with someone else? Using a different way to revise?

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