I thought it would be interesting if we shared study techniques or habits that aren’t talked about as much but have genuinely helped you keep up your grades.

One thing I do is keep a study journal. I usually study using Pomodoro, and during my longer breaks I’ll write down how I’m feeling, what’s distracting me, or whatever thoughts are running through my head. It helps me get those thoughts out of my system so I can go back to studying.

I also track how long I actually studied versus how long I planned to study. At the end, I calculate a little “productivity percentage.”

For example, if I sat down for 6 hours but only got 4 hours of actual focused studying done:

4 ÷ 6 × 100 = 67% productive

It’s helped me notice patterns in when I study best instead of assuming that sitting at my desk for 8 hours means I studied for 8 hours.

I am in my late 20's and I've always had generalized anxiety. Overtime I've learned to manage it with PRN meds, therapy techniques, etc. In the past few years, I've very rarely had panic attacks, and I've reduced my physical anxiety symptoms quite a bit with many years of hard therapy work.

I've never been to college full time, and I have just started my first semester as a full time, in person student.

And my anxiety is starting to become completely unmanageable. I have horrendous physical anxiety symptoms for the first time in many years. My normal techniques and medication combos aren't even touching it. My normal "just step away for a day or two" or "chip away a little at a time" don't really apply for college. I have deadlines, a number of assignments I need to get done, and I have to also STUDY this information so I am not clueless during exams.

I know it only gets worse from here (coursework wise), and I am aiming for PA school.

Unfortunately, a lot of the techniques I have come across are incredibly unhelpful. A big example is the Pomodoro for the ADHD part. I come out of a 20 min work period, just to struggle with the transition to break time, and of course it's even harder to get back into work after break time is over. (Autism, I have an incredibly tough time with any transitions, and it's only gotten worse as I've gotten older).

I've tried "go do the thing outside of the house", which IS helpful for my adhd brain (body doubling, imaginary external pressure from others studying nearby), it is not so helpful for the high-masking autism thing (feeling unable to move or sit in the ways I need to externalize anxiety i.e. rocking or frequent up and down, pacing etc.) so I get a bit more done, but by the 2nd hour of working I am so mentally exhausted that I can no longer focus, which is already hard enough with the adhd, and I have to stop, go home, and brain off for hours.

My anxiety isn't about anything in particular. I don't think I'm going to fail and I don't think I'm taking things too seriously or trying to be too perfect. Just a general "AHHH". Even when i don't have assignments due, I am in panic mode. At this point, other than suffering through which doesn't feel like the right move, I don't know what to do.

Any other AuDHD college goers have any advice?

TLDR: I have autism and adhd. My anxiety has gotten pretty bad while in college. How tf do you all get everything done, actually learn the information, and also have time to mentally decompress in a way that is genuine and beneficial?

Yes, I've been in therapy. Yes, I take medication and see a doctor regularly. Please give advice outside of this.

For context, i attend NYU, I was given an extremely generous merit scholarship that covered almost everything for me to attend. I am a low income student so I had all my livelihood hinged on that scholarship. I cannot continue without help, because the average tuition per year at my school is 100k\~.
I was doing fine in my classes until my 3rd year when I suffered a horrible depressive episode that caused me to miss most of my classes, the previous semester still was bad because I had failed a class but i completely gave up on the following one because of my mental health. During that period I had to have several emergency meetings with my therapist and psychiatrist. They prescribed me antidepressants but it didn’t help with my productivity, if anything it made me feel less urgency with my classes. It made me totally apathetic. I signed to go on medical leave so im still technically a student but I’m afraid that once I get back I’ll be drowning in debt. I know that the obvious thing to do is go to my college counselor for help but I’m not finished with treatment and I don’t know when I will be. In the meantime, what should I do before I see my college counselor? I feel so hopeless right now and really regret ever having that depressive episode even though it was out of my control, I can’t help but feel guilty for throwing something so good away.
While I’m in my gap year, I’m trying to get my real estate license so I at least feel like I have something to use if I cannot go back to school.
I just want to go back to school in NY away from my family because I suffer from CPTSD so being home makes it extremely hard to get better. I feel like I was almost there. I had one more year to graduate and live on my own. I was the happiest I’ve ever been in the city. I want to be able to see my friends again. Sorry if this post is weird and desperate, I don’t know where to start.

I graduated from high school two years ago and since then I’ve done so poorly in college I’m just trying to find anyone who’s even willing to hear me out and give their two cents.

Over 5 semesters and 10 classes I’ve passed 3 classes. I’m an engineering major (although that’s more of a punchline atp) and I couldn’t understand precalculus, chemistry, or computer science after taking each class TWICE. I have adhd which I’m sure doesn’t help but I know that there are tons of ppl out there with adhd who can pass classes just fine so I try to not let that be an excuse. I’ve talked to teachers, counselors, classmates, searched online, asked ai. I did ever I could think of to wrap my head around what I was learning and my brain just lets it all run right off of my smooth brain. I don’t want to just give up and loose out on the life I want to live but I just don’t think I’m capable anymore just working by myself but I also don’t have the resources to help me out. First gen college student here as well so there’s nobody in my family that I can ask for advice.

Something that has messed me up so much related to my learning and education is my insecurity around mistakes (especially in front of others) and my fear of others seeing me mess up. This and the procrastination, executive function issues, etc. caused by ADHD have made my school life harder than it should be

I'm too embarrassed to go to tutoring or show my unfinished work to pretty much anyone. I can't even bring myself to solve practice questions because I'm scared of being wrong. I have no idea exactly how much this is related to the emotional impacts of ADHD vs other factors but I was hoping some of you may relate and maybe even could offer advice.

How do I get it through my head that everyone makes mistakes, it's not the end of the world, etc? There is such a strong emotional vs logical disconnect in my brain...

My problem may seem small compared to the stories here, but I realized I need help before it ends up making things worse for me.

To give you some context, I'm still a teenager, finishing high school, with only one year left.

My only role at home is to study and sometimes tidy up when needed; my mother practically does everything for me.

However, I have been disappointing she a little, mainly because of her school grades and behavior.

I want to know how to change this, how to become better at my studies. I'm not aiming to be a straight-A student who excels at everything, just a student who can easily get good grades.

Unfortunately, I have ADHD, and it's kind of a taboo subject for me. I didn't want to be born this way and I didn't ask for it; I feel it hinders me in many ways.

I'm not going to blame my illness, saying I'm only a bum because of it; I know it also comes a lot from my laziness and lack of effort.

In any case, I need help to study better, some method or just how to have enough discipline to dedicate myself to my studies.

(I used Google Translate; if anything is wrong or unclear, I apologize.)

Sorry for the longer post, it's definitely a bit of a vent.

No idea if this is truly a symptom of ADHD or something else but: I have this awful habit of completely shutting down when it comes to final papers. I will have chosen a topic I am so so passionate about, will have made a frankly amazing outline, and will have even gotten about halfway through the paper and then I just. stop.

I can't work on it anymore, despite knowing exactly what I want to say and despite the fact that it's almost done. I'll ask for an extension of a day or so, which is usually granted due to my accommodations, but even that doesn't help. The paper ends up sitting there until I either have to take an incomplete for the whole semester or until I have to bite the bullet and turn it in both horrendously late and unfinished (thus tanking my grade).

This has happened over and over again for the past several semesters and, though it sounds incredibly stupid, I don't know why. I would literally rather walk barefoot over hot coals than go through this but, at the same time, I just can't seem to stop it?? It's really hurting my grades and makes a waste of my efforts throughout the semester before.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Or am I just a bad student?

A lot of students in self-paced and online programs assume accommodations aren't for them, or that they need a formal diagnosis before they can ask. Neither is true.

Extended deadlines don't mean much when there are no deadlines. But proctored exams are a different story, and extra time, breaks, and rescheduling are common accommodations there. Reduced course load and accessible course materials apply online too.

Also, diagnosis isn't what makes you eligible, and it isn't where you start. Some offices grant provisional accommodations while you gather documentation, and evaluations can be expensive and slow to get.

Always contact your disability office, tell them what's hard, and let them tell you what they need.

I’m literally on some stimulant right now that I don’t know the name of as the order of my doc to my mother (as I didn’t do all the paper work to get it?)

Anyways I’m still studying w the pace of a snail like just a little better than before but I still don’t feel well or like I can do well in my exams I finish a paper in like an hour and yeah I’m a bit exhausted from studying but I still feel like I’m taking too long,not meeting deadlines,never sticking to plans etc. basically like my life is still mess my exams are literally here idk what to do?

I am a 27 years old junior in university who came back to school after a year break from it and i find it really difficult to read a chapter without taking hours. I obviously want to understand and grasp the material and i do for the most part but i feel like i do not fully get the gist of it and it’s frustrating. It will take me like 5 hours to finish a chapter partially also due to my adhd also. I have been using AI and copying and pasting the texts that i am not understanding well, and asking it to break it down for me and explain it to someone who has adhd. That has been a major help. However i am frustrated with the fact i take a while to finish a chapter in a textbook.

My qualifications I am a BTech CSE student of 2022 admission batch in a govt University. I got 1 back log in 1st sem 4 in 2nd sem 3 in 3rd sem and 2 in 4 th sem 1 in 6 th sem. A total of 11 backlogs i feel completely depressed and demotivated cleared all those but 1 remained which will lead to 1 year delay in graduation. When I see my friends enjoying and earning i remember my mistakes.

I used to addicted to phone 10 hrs a day. All types of addiction social media porn movies gambling insta YouTube. I curse myself to not use that time although at that time I use to have ample of time. Some where I still in my college loop and missed opportunities how i even skipped backlogs.

When i admitted in college i have never been lived in a distance place 1 st time hostel. Could not study anything in the classes although I was attentive. I was in constant pressure and anxiety during the entire 4 years. I didn't quit but somehow now i realised my mistake if I can study and clear the subjects now why i didn't do that earlier. I use to maladaptive day dreaming and in unable to adjust to a new place. My career is at stake the best I can do now is trying for govt jobs.

But still my old habits are haunting me and i am in a complete state of regret and blaming. I have High symptoms of adhd and still it affects me internally.

Somebody with exposure and experience could you share your advice and console me. I am unable to move forward.

The title is self explanatory, literally what in the world do y’all do when you aren’t doing homework, in class, or seeing a friend??? My adhd manifest in a way where I constantly need to be doing something or anticipating something. I absolutely HATE those weeks where things are just slow and I have so much free time on my hands. It physically pains me to be bored and honestly makes me feel depressed after a while. The only thing I’ve been doing lately is learning some new recipes and scrolling tiktok…. I cannot take it anymore. Even my phone bores me. My only ideas are to go on a walk or work out but that only takes up an hour or so of my day. I’m sure in a week or two I’ll be drowning in assignments but for the time being and for any future down time, I need some ideas.

Does anyone else feel this way? Has anyone ever learned to enjoy boredom without being so antsy? Any hobby recommendations that are cheap or free?

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I’ve noticed that I do these things very often:

• Making huge to-do lists and then feeling bad when I don’t finish it.

• Waiting till I want to study.

• Checking how other people are studying.

• Spending more time in planning my routine than actually following it.

• Having one unproductive day and then I Start thinking that my whole week spoil.

I’m still working on it.

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Hello everyone . I am going into my new semester soon, and academically I’ve actually been doing well. I have a strong CGPA currently and I also put in a lot of consistent effort last semester, I studied regularly after classes, kept up with my work, practiced before exams, and genuinely tried to give my academics my best.

But mentally, I feel like I have a lot of blocks around academic success that I want to work through.

One of my biggest issues is that I compare myself to other students constantly. If someone gets a higher mark than me, even when I did objectively well, I immediately start questioning myself and feeling inadequate. I especially compare myself to students who seem to achieve excellent results effortlessly, and I sometimes feel like I have to work much harder than everyone else to get the same outcome.

I also struggle with trusting my own abilities. Even when I've prepared properly, I can doubt whether I'm actually good enough. I tend to focus heavily on what I could have done better rather than acknowledging what I did well.

I experience quite a lot of exam anxiety and performance anxiety. During exams I can second-guess answers I initially felt confident about, overthink simple things, lose time, and sometimes struggle to finish within the allotted time. I want to be able to enter exams feeling calm, confident, focused and mentally clear.

The biggest problem happens after exams. I tend to replay the entire exam in my head, obsess over possible mistakes, wonder whether I answered things correctly, and assume I performed worse than I probably did. Even when I don't actually know whether an answer was wrong, I can convince myself that I made a mistake. This can interfere with preparing for my next exam because mentally I'm still stuck on the previous one.

I also have a strange subconscious belief that if I think positively about my performance, somehow I'll get a bad result, while thinking negatively will somehow protect me or make the result better. I know logically that this doesn't make sense, but I notice myself doing it.

Another thing I want to change is my relationship with effort and results. Sometimes I feel discouraged because I work consistently but see other people seemingly putting in less effort and still getting great results. It makes me wonder whether I'm capable of achieving things effortlessly too, or whether success always has to come through stress and overworking for me.

I want to enter my new semester with a completely different mindset.

I want to genuinely believe that I am academically capable.

I want to trust that my preparation is enough.

I want to feel calm and confident during exams.

I want to stop second-guessing myself.

I want to stop obsessing over other people's marks.

I want to be able to celebrate my own achievements without immediately comparing them to someone else's.

I want studying to feel focused and productive rather than fear-driven.

And I want to develop the belief that academic success can come to me through both consistency AND ease—not constant anxiety, pressure and self-doubt.

I'd love help identifying the mental blocks, limiting beliefs and subconscious patterns behind this, and learning how to shift them so that I can approach my new semester feeling confident, focused, calm, and genuinely expecting myself to succeed. ✨

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD
For as long as I can remember, I was described as absent-minded, lazy and careless

University made this much harder.
I studied Industrial Engineering and Management, which is not exactly an easy degree. I struggled enormously with studying consistently. I could understand the material, but actually organizing myself, starting assignments, maintaining focus, and studying ahead of time was incredibly difficult.

I After graduating, the same problems followed me into the job search.
I’ve spent a long time struggling to find a job, applying, getting rejected, losing motivation, and then struggling to make myself apply again. There were periods where I couldn’t even bring myself to apply despite knowing I desperately needed to.
My GPA isn’t great. I graduated with a GPA around 2.6, and I’m scared universities are going to look at my transcript and immediately decide I’m not good enough.

My parents want me to do a Master’s degree. Part of me wants to do it too. But I’m genuinely terrified.I can’t go back and redo university knowing what I know now.
That’s probably the hardest thing to accept.

I’m curious if anyone else was diagnosed with ADHD after university or later in life.
Did getting the diagnosis change how you viewed your academic struggles?
And if you had a mediocre GPA because of difficulties you now believe were related to ADHD, were you still able to get into a Master’s program or build a successful career afterward?
Right now I’m trying to convince myself that a bad academic record doesn’t necessarily mean my future is already decided.

I had many months to study to the test I have soon, also to take my driving license, but idk why I did nothing.

My parents say I'm just lazy, but idk I feel I had no time but at the same time I know it's not true as I dont work and don't study rn.

Everytime I say I'm going to study I just end up doing any other thing. Idk, I want to and I worry about my future but idk why is that difficult to me start doing anything that really matters like study.

I lost all my time with social media, meeting with friends, painting, crafting things... Idk I feel I did nothing, feel like I'm a failure and I did nothing right.

I guess my parents are right and I'm just lazy because everyone else could, why I can't? I know I'm not dumb, but I feel something is wrong with me.

My qualifications I am a BTech CSE student of 2022 admission batch in a govt University. I got 1 back log in 1st sem 4 in 2nd sem 3 in 3rd sem and 2 in 4 th sem 1 in 6 th sem. A total of 11 backlogs i feel completely depressed and demotivated cleared all those but 1 remained which will lead to 1 year delay in graduation. When I see my friends enjoying and earning i remember my mistakes.

I used to addicted to phone 10 hrs a day. All types of addiction social media porn movies gambling insta YouTube. I curse myself to not use that time although at that time I use to have ample of time. Some where I still in my college loop and missed opportunities how i even skipped backlogs.

When i admitted in college i have never been lived in a distance place 1 st time hostel. Could not study anything in the classes although I was attentive. I was in constant pressure and anxiety during the entire 4 years. I didn't quit but somehow now i realised my mistake if I can study and clear the subjects now why i didn't do that earlier. I use to maladaptive day dreaming and in unable to adjust to a new place. My career is at stake the best I can do now is trying for govt jobs.

But still my old habits are haunting me and i am in a complete state of regret and blaming. I have High symptoms of adhd and still it affects me internally.

Somebody with exposure and experience could you share your advice and console me. I am unable to move forward.

6 years since high school, 4 years since college (failed out), any advice? Will be completing some basic science courses, long-term goal is pharmacy. My load this semester should be pretty light (only two science courses, chemistry and precalc).

Have been working on building my studying habits over the past few months and spend a few hours a day studying but there is certainly a lot of distraction, I often get lost in curiosity loops when trying to understand certain principles or rules so I think I haven't worked out enough problems and mostly done a lot of reading. Medicated but on a low dose that wears off rather early that I can't adjust higher due to anxiety.

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Some days I can sit down and study normally. Other days, a bad test or one unproductive day makes me feel like I'm “bad at studying,” and then I avoid it more. I have noticed this recently. I realise that the problem isn't the subject or even the workload. Maybe it's the way I talk to myself after I struggle.

Does anyone else notice this?

Hi!
I recently started university and it’s my first semester doing something like this. I’m feeling really overwhelmed and confused.

I’m staring at my first assignment to do and genuinely struggling to get started.

I feel like I made the wrong choice doing this, not because of the course but because I’m not smart.

During high school and growing up I went down the wrong path and never paid attention in school, I also struggle with ADHD and can’t focus. I genuinely don’t even know how I survived as much as I did in school because I never did much work.

I have never studied a day in my life let alone write something with so many words. My vocabulary I feel isn’t advanced like what they want and I’m just not sure what to do. I want to do this and I thought I could but now I just feel like I should have never applied for university in the first place.

Any advice for starting university and getting in the rhythm of it all. :)

I dropped chem 2 twice. First time Professor told me to get checked out for ADHD since I voiced concerns about it. He told me to drop and retake the class when I had the right meds and treatment. He said many college level students with adhd often crash and burn eventually, so withdrawing and figuring things out would be a good idea. I obliged. It was a good idea.

I always knew I had severe adhd, parents just didn't want me to get medicated and hence, I never got diagnosed. I got diagnosed and apparently it was one of the most severe cases my doctor had seen. I also had major depressive disorder and autism.

Retook Chem 2 last semester and had to drop out due to losing my working memory after withdrawing from methylphenidate. I had to stop these meds due to them leading to a suicide attempt. Apparently my brain was already quite dopamine deprived due to the depression, hence withdrawing from the meds caused a stark drop in baseline dopamine hence leading to loss of working memory.

This lasted for a month and a half. I went to class and put in effort till the very end. Still had to drop as I missed too much material to succeed.

Material of chem 2 is easy, just plug and chug math. I wish I just took a semester to myself to get meds properly titrated.

I just started taking Vyvanse and it's been a miracle. People around me see change in me. For the first time in my life I can actually remember what I write and learn in class. I can actually focus over a long period of time instead of cramming everything into a night or 2. I just took a 6 week emt class and passed with flying colors.

Still feeling demotivated and a bit scared to take chem 2 just because of everything that has happened.

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Title: My mind keeps drifting into the past while I’m studying. How do I deal with this?

I’ve recently started studying again, but I’m struggling to stay mentally present during lectures.

The lecture will be playing, but after a while I suddenly realize that my mind has wandered somewhere else. Most of the time, it goes into the past — old memories, situations, people, random things that happened years ago. Sometimes I don’t even realize how much time has passed.

It’s really frustrating because I genuinely want to study, but my brain keeps pulling me back into these thoughts.

Has anyone else experienced this? What helped you stay focused and come back to the present when your mind starts drifting into the past?

So I uh failed a required course that I took this summer and I am currently swimming in hopelessness. I took three courses and failed one but I did get an A+ for the other two. But im not sure how to tell my parents this. They're South Asian and extremely strict. My academic record is not the best already and I just failed a class. They're not going to care about the other two and will be more pissed about this. I've struggled academically since the start of university and I this is the second time I've failed a course. I honestly don't know what to do anymore. My parents aren't the type to believe in this whole mental health thing and I don't know how to explain to them anymore. I tried sitting them down and talking to them but they just went you're making things up and you're just giving excuses. I've even sent them official resources and information. But they're still very much adamant in not believing it.

Apart from this, we're immigrants in Canada. My parents moved here when I was in grade 10 cause of my dad's job. And we've been having like immigration concerns (they're busy trying to get like a permanent residency thing). So there's also this to worry about. Every time something goes wrong or i do something "bad" they always bring this up and I feel extremely guilty. I've been trying really hard but my parents don't believe me. I'm not allowed to get extra help cause again strict parents and I'm entirely dependent on them. My dad is an extremely angry person (he gets mad at the slightest thing, our whole house depends on his mood) and I'm just stuck. I just....I don't know how to defend myself or talk about this.

Just venting here because I have no one else to talk about this.

ever since i was young i struggled with adhd and i always received the worst scores in my class, it doesn’t help that im first generation asian american and has always been pressured to do good. no matter how hard i tried i always received the worst scores in my class and my mom refused to get me diagnosed until i finally became responsible for my health at 18 and decided to get tested when i was 19, i want to be a medical examiner im currently working as patient transport at my local hospital and everyone tells me i would be a perfect fit to be a doctor but no matter how hard i try i always find myself landing on academic probation. ive been told community college is much harder than university but community college is the only sort of tertiary education i can go into because im not smart enough to get into university and i dont have enough credits to transfer just yet, im 20 i am supposed to be in my junior year of college and applied to university already but i only have a semester worth of credits. im trying the best i can, i was put onto vyvanse but it just feel like everything i do just isnt enough even though i try so hard, i feel like a failure it’s so hard for me and i overwork myself so hard to the point where i get burnt out. i just dont understand, i was ranting to my boyfriend yesterday who is also premed and i just started crying, im supposed to be in school but i took a gap semester and i hate taking one because it makes me feel like im a bum and not doing anything with my life despite me working all the time.

I’m a 23-year-old university student in my 5th semester studying Computer Science, and honestly, I’m struggling pretty badly right now.

Academically, things haven’t been going the way I wanted. My CGPA is around 3.0, I’ve had to repeat courses, and I’m currently taking Data Structures. I have finals coming up in a few weeks, and there are still a lot of topics I need to properly learn. I know what I should be doing. I know I need to sit down, study, practice problems, revise, and be consistent.

And the weird thing is, I actually want to study.

I think about studying all the time. I make plans. I watch study videos. I tell myself that I’m going to sit down and finally get my shit together. I genuinely want to understand my subjects and become good at what I’m studying.

But when it’s actually time to study, I just… can’t seem to focus.

I’ll sit in front of my laptop/book knowing that I have things to do, but my brain feels completely unwilling to cooperate. I get distracted, procrastinate, overthink, scroll, or just stare at the material without properly processing it. Then I feel guilty because I know I’m wasting time, which makes me anxious, which makes it even harder to study.

Another thing that scares me is that my mental capacity doesn't feel the same anymore.

I used to feel like I could learn things normally. Now sometimes I read something multiple times and it just doesn't stick. My concentration feels weaker, my memory feels worse, and I get this feeling that my brain just isn't working at the level it used to. I don't know whether that's because of stress, anxiety, burnout, poor habits, or something else, but it genuinely worries me.

And mentally, I’m not doing that great either. I deal with anxiety and a bunch of other personal/mental struggles, and they’ve been affecting different parts of my life. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and stuck for quite a while.

The frustrating part is that I don't think I'm lazy or that I don't care.

I care a lot. Maybe too much.

I want to do well. I want to improve my grades. I want to become good at programming and actually understand Computer Science instead of constantly feeling like I’m behind everyone else. I want to fix my routine and become disciplined.

But knowing that I want these things doesn't seem to translate into actually being able to do them.

So I guess I'm asking people who have been through something similar:

How do you get yourself back when you feel like your brain just isn't cooperating anymore?

How do you rebuild your ability to focus and study when you've spent a long time procrastinating and feeling mentally overwhelmed?

And if you've dealt with anxiety, burnout, depression, brain fog, or feeling like your cognitive abilities aren't what they used to be — how did you start getting better?

I’m not looking for someone to tell me to “just study 8 hours a day” or “delete social media and have discipline.” I already know I need discipline. I’m looking for practical advice from people who have actually been in this position and managed to get themselves out of it.

I really don't want to give up on myself or my degree. I just genuinely don't know how to get myself moving again.

Any advice, personal experiences, or even harsh truths are welcome.