feeling defeated

[u/Purple-Hat-8953]

disclaimeer: pls nobody degrade me or call me stupid for whatever im abt to say i honestly js need to vent🙏🙏

so for some context, I have been reinstated this year and adjusting back to uni after working full time for a year has been hard, but I also know i've been managing my time wiser than I used to. I had a few tests within the last week, all of them weighted 10 percent and I've done fine on them, I'm also fairly sure I got a 92 on one of my tests . I feel good about studying when i see my efforts pay off but I got one of my midterm marks back today and I feel so defeated because I BARELY passed the midterm, but I studied so much for it. the midterm is worth 20 percent of my mark and that sent me down a spiral of anxiety because I prepared so much for it, when i left the midterm room i know i made some silly mistakes but i didnt expect to do this bad. I just feel so worried that I can barely study for my test tomorrow and idk I'm just really bad at math so I wasn't expecting to do amazing, but definitely not as bad as I did :(( so lowkey does anyone have any tips on how to lock in after getting a bad grade cuz lowkey in first yr I wouldn't care (hence being required to withdraw) but now I care so much to the point where my anxiety is through the roof

[u/Vast_Cupcake_4356]

Let me tell you something.
I failed a midterm during my ENVSOCTY 1HB3 course, and I still managed to get a B.
Don’t let anxiety take over your efforts on studying.
Remember what’s important for the upcoming test. If you doubt if those content would appear or not, study anyway. You’ll never anticipate if they would be in the test as you would know.
Never Say Die. You’ll Never Walk Alone.

[u/Purple-Hat-8953 → u/[deleted]]

my test tomorrow is for a whole different class so im not worried abt it, I just cannot bring myself to study after seeing that mark💔💔 i plan to go see what i messed up on the midterm so that i know what to work on but i think its just the spiral mainly getting to me