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Study as a busy adult

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BlueBrickRoad · 19/04/2025 20:08

My work needs me to study a module. I am due to start it next week. I had to spend a few hours today setting up my devices and doing a learner starter induction online course. This will likely be the easiest bit.

I am a busy person. Every day is different. Sometimes I do have some space and free time from my work. Then other times it can be busy. Then I am also sandwiched between my partner (he's not really an issue) and an aging mother who can be very demanding. She has very little comprehension beyond her own wants. She doesn't care about much else. I could work all day and bring home the packed lunch I brought to work, uneaten, and it doesn't register with her, as an example.

It can get very intense at time.

Then there are a lot of plans happening too this summer. Not really personal plans. If there were personal plans, I think I would be able to scale things back. It's other things. It's going to be busy with work and family commitments.

I also have tremdenous stress with a disgruntled and harassed ex friend who won't leave me alone with abuse and harassment. Her abuse and campaign is every few weeks whenever her feelings and moods are triggered and she lashed out even though we haven't seen each other in years and share no life together. She's a desperate cow who goes around blocks. I used to handle this harassment well by ignoring her and just laughing at her. I still do ignore her but it is hitting me hard. I can get sick easily now and I feel exhausted when she starts. It's all just punishments and revenges from her mixed with nasty words. I could take the insults reasonably well. It's words. But it's the acts of revenges, shaming and humiliation that hits me. Basically she won't leave me alone.

This hits me hard.

How am I got to cope with an online course? It will be a few months long. Approx three months. I will have to study the material, and work on assignments and make even complete a work placement but I should be able to do this within my own work.

So like it's so hard. How often every week should I set aside for course work?

Is there anything anyone can recommend like supplements that can help me with physical and mental stamina and energy? Any good diet for energy?

I think I was depressed over the past few months so I am not easing properly. I try to eat properly but a lot of the good foods I buy goes off easily due to me not cooking with them and due to being tired. Amy tips to help me and thanks.

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BlueBrickRoad · 19/04/2025 20:11

I worked for about 4 hours today on starting this course and already I am drained in energy and starved alive. It took me hours to set up the technology stuff. I was told to use a laptop or computer but I was trying to use a short cut and use a tablet but it just wasn't working. So when I started the laptop up after a while, then it worked for me.

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BlueBrickRoad · 19/04/2025 23:37

Anyone

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Moopsie · 19/04/2025 23:44

I’m studying for my masters as well as working 50 hpw at work. If this is required for work, can you ask to do at least some of it in work time?

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 19/04/2025 23:54

I’m doing an AAT as well as my ft job, a child and an aging bedbound mother although my brother looks after her. I also have numerous hobbies. I chose to do it though. I’m also wondering if you can’t do it in work time.

BlueBrickRoad · 20/04/2025 11:44

Ok, I am just after reading online on my course introduction:

Students should allocate 10 hours per week per module.

It's a 12 week course - so three months.

Work might be flexible some weeks and then other weeks, it may get very busy and intense. It will likely be flexible for quite some time. I could bring my course material with me to work and I may be able to get an hour or so within my day here and there.

Only thing is I am due a busy summer with visitors coming from abroad. When they come I don't know how I will be able to get time to do anything. Work will be more flexible then. I will chat to work and they will likely let me study at work. I will try and aim to get a lot of this done maybe before the visitors come. I don't know.

I am just getting nervous and anxious really.

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BlueBrickRoad · 20/04/2025 11:45

I think I am planning on doing a lot of it on my tablet because it's portable and maybe I can go into town on my day off and sit in the library or hotel or something.

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BlueBrickRoad · 20/04/2025 11:58

Something I am concerned about is my energy levels. Sometimes work can get busy for me and it's very physical. Then there are other stresses too and I get tired so easily and sometimes I just need to sleep. I fight through this but it's hard at times. I remember a work day last year starting for 9.30 and not finishing until near midnight. It was just too long and it took a lot out of me for the next day too.

Work needs me to do this course and I think they will have to scale back their demands of me and I will speak up too and just give me the time to do this.

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BlueBrickRoad · 20/04/2025 11:59

Is what I am describing fog/cloud.

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