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    I retook the math portion of my GED today and not even 10 minutes into it, had a panic attack- silently- and the remainder of the test I had this sick to my stomach feeling that I was failing as I was answering as best I could for each answer. I studied my ass off for this test and when I opened the test booklet, it was like a foreign language to me. i didn't understand much of it at all but tried my best at each answer. I dropped out of high school due to various reasons, one being that I didn't receive a quality education.


    I'm still panicky and can't stop crying. I feel like such a failure right now.

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    Default Re: I can't shake this sick, panicky feeling

    I'm sorry, sweetie. I get test anxiety too. I bet you didn't do as bad as you think you did. Everything just seems so hard when you're freaking out. And if you didn't do so well, you can always try again in a few months. It's not the end. At any rate, it's over now and there's nothing you can do until you find out your score. So being upset will do nothing. Tell yourself you did the best you could on this one, you probably didn't do as bad as you thought, and that if you have to take it again, it won't be the most horrible thing. It's just a piece of paper with numbers on it - you will defeat it eventually.

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    Default Re: I can't shake this sick, panicky feeling

    oh, i so feel you right now. im studying for the bar, and despite getting through law school, when i sit down and do the practice tests, it feels like it all went out of my brain and i sit there going "i am going to fail" and am fully convinced i will.

    it sucks.

    if it makes you feel any better, a lot of the time, i have found i wound up doing the best on the tests i was convinced i failed. so who knows, you might have blown the GED out of the water

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    Default Re: I can't shake this sick, panicky feeling

    thanks girls. I got some good sleep and I have a better feeling. I'll let yall know what happens in two weeks

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    Default Re: I can't shake this sick, panicky feeling

    I wish I had some insight... I dont really get test anxiety, but pretty much every time I write a test I think I failed -- and Ive written a lot of tests (in my 6th year of university now). I think we are harder on ourselves than the markers. Of all those tests I was sure I failed I only failed one. Worse thing that happens is you have to write another one. Just being through it once at least you would know what to expect 2nd time around. Im sure you passed anyway. Good luck.

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    I have dealt with anxiety attacks many times in my life. It was really tough when I was younger. Iknow its hard bc u r scared. I give u lots of credit for making it through the test whether u passed it or not. Just remember if u didnt do as well as u need to in order to pass u can always retake it. REMEMBER THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE. If something goes wrong it is always possible to pick urself up and keep going. I did it. I got my GED too when I was 18. Life is harder for some people than it is for others. I know bc I have struggled to do things that others can do with their eyes closed. It isnt out of lack of intelligence, its due to other factors for me personally. I still struggle w anxiety sometimes my own self. Just keep trying and in time u will succeed.

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    I'm very wary about people taking pills for psychological issues, but will suggest this, would you ever take something for general anxiety disorder? Temporarily and see how it works? It might help. Otherwise try natural things. Whenever i'm close to having a panic attack I just make myself breathe deeply and slowly for two or three minutes and try to zone out.

    Also maybe you should take a practice test at home and just focus on finishing it and relaxing...?

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    Default Re: I can't shake this sick, panicky feeling

    Ahh, test anxiety sucks. I had a really hard time keeping my cool when I took the GRE. I knew how important the test was - it could mean the difference between not getting accepted anywhere, and getting accepted to every school and offered funding. That's a LOT of pressure...

    It's hard, but you just have to keep in mind that it's just a test. And a standardized one, at that - which imo, means it is in no way an accurate gauge of your true intelligence. The second time I took the GRE, when I started to feel panicky, I'd repeat to myself, "it's just a test." Keep it in perspective. The worse thing that can happen is you have to retake the test, you know? In the grand scheme of things... this is very, very minor

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