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Unmotivated to do anything?

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has any advice:

My alevels start next month and for a while now I have been feeling just a lack of drive to do anything in life in general. I have conditional offers for my firm and insurance uni but I don't feel excited about the course at all, I'm kind of dreading it. I looked at other courses I could apply for or try and switch to in clearing but I don't feel motivated for anything.
I have been feeling very stressed and I'm not sure if after exams are over maybe then I'll feel more excited about my options and it will be easier to decide but I really don't know.
I just feel tired all the time and it's so hard to motivate myself to revise or even get out of bed in the morning because I just think what's the point.
All my friends seem to be revising really hard and have a good plan of what they want to do after college, applying for courses they are really excited for ect and I just feel really down about it :frown:

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by Anonymous

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has any advice:
My alevels start next month and for a while now I have been feeling just a lack of drive to do anything in life in general. I have conditional offers for my firm and insurance uni but I don't feel excited about the course at all, I'm kind of dreading it. I looked at other courses I could apply for or try and switch to in clearing but I don't feel motivated for anything.
I have been feeling very stressed and I'm not sure if after exams are over maybe then I'll feel more excited about my options and it will be easier to decide but I really don't know.
I just feel tired all the time and it's so hard to motivate myself to revise or even get out of bed in the morning because I just think what's the point.
All my friends seem to be revising really hard and have a good plan of what they want to do after college, applying for courses they are really excited for ect and I just feel really down about it :frown:

Hey I know exactly how you feel the thought of sitting my Alevels is really daunting to me too. From what I can see your really struggling about thoughts of uni and the future mixed in with exam stress which can make a person freeze and procrastinate because of a fear of hating/disliking your future. If I were in your shoes at the moment I’d asses myself you can do this by:
• Making a pros and cons list of the course you want to do at university and see how the overall weighs out
•Dont compare yourself to others and really take a moment with yourself and see if you want to got to university right now (Im not trying to discourage you at all Im just saying there is no shame in finding out/realising that further education may be a bit overwhelming at a certain time period especially if your burnt out. Every body runs a different race in life taking things slowly doesnt not mean you failed. :smile:

• Acknowledge the fact that even getting to this point in y13 means you’ve worked really hard and every small achievement will add up to something positive in your life, even if that is just waking up in the morning and keeping yourself going it takes resilience to do that.
•Do the best you can- If you can only do 10 minutes of revision, well done if you are able to do 3 hours of revision well done, basically don’t let exams diminish your self esteem/mental health because that matters more than any grade.

Im not the best at these types of things but i know this feeling very well so I just want to support someone else the way I wish someone had supported me. I hope this help 🫶🏻 You can do this 🫶🏻🫶🏻