I made the mistake of posting this in the general ADHD sub yesterday and I got some mean messages but I’m hoping as a woman that women would be more supportive!!
So, I have to write 10,000 words in the next 9 days. Here are my deadlines
5th May - 3500 word essay, I have done research for this one and am in the process of writing it now.
4th May - 11th May - Online exam (2 x 1500 word essays) - I can’t do this beforehand anyway so not too stressed.
12th May - 4000 word essay. Now this one, I’m terrified about. I can only apply for the extension on 5th, and I will be doing so, but I’m not too hopeful. I’m actually shaking at the thought of this. I have done last minute essays before too (literally every other time at uni) but I’m still panicking and doubting my ability to do this. My plan is to do the 1500 word essay exam in 3 days so I can dedicate the rest of my time to the 4000 word essays but I still start shaking at the thought of the fact that most people I know are already done with theirs and I’ll get found out for never being at their level especially as I go to one of the most prestigious universities in the world, i genuinely feel like an imposter and with how my brain has left these essays to the last minute..my panic is through the roof.
Please help me by sharing your stories so I know it’s doable. Please help me get through this
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Okay so for context, here are my deadlines:
5th May - 3500 word essay due (I have done over 50 pages worth of research for this and have begun a detailed outline ready to go - I’m hoping to start and finish writing this one tomorrow)
4th to 11th May - 2 x 1500 words online exam to be done over the week - I can only do this during the week.
12th May - 4000 words due - So this is where I’m in a real clutch. I am hoping to get a 5 day extension for this (I can only apply from the 5th) but honestly I’m not actually sure if it will get approved considering the medical evidence is from my home country (I’m not in the UK atm, I’m home for the break) - and I’m stressed as fuck. My hope is that I can finish the exam by 8th May and then hyper-focus for 4 days straight but I’m low key scared and need all the advice I can get. I haven’t even researched for this one.
You know what the worst part is? I started earlier but couldn’t hyperfocus at all but still pushed through and I’m still somehow in this situation. I’m actually shaking, please don’t shame me and please tell me that I can do it. I have done last minute essays in the past and have always scored high but I am still shaking and somehow I feel like maybe I just got lucky in the past. Please tell me your last minute essay stories so I feel less alone and less like a loser 😭😭😭