Important exam in 3 hours and I couldn't get to sleep

[LEMtheoriginal]

Wtf do I do?? I feel sick to my stomach. How do I get through this?

Don't worry - The adrenaline will kick in and sharpen your mind for the exam - you'll be extra knackered later but you should be ok for the exam. I didn't sleep at all the night before an A level and still did fine.

Good luck!

You'll be fine.

I suffer with anxiety. Looks like it's going to win again. Do I dose up on caffeine do you think? Take a bottle of fat coke to fight off the cone down?

If I could do the exam NOW I'd be ok.

Redbull and Orange juice

A Xanax/Valium/Promethazine afterwards

Decent breakfast with protein to keep going you. Plenty of water. Definitely something like full-fat coke/coffee. Your brain will sharpen up and you'll get through it. Good luck!

Daffodils - if only....

Avocado with chilli works better than coffee for me.

Now of course I'm starting to feel exhausted and just want to sleep. I've fucked up AGAIN

Don't have too much caffeine beforehand, might give you the can't concentrate jitters.

I once had an exam the day after my room flooded and got next to no sleep. Wasn't my best effort, but def not as bad as I had worried. Good luck. 🍀

Can you have a short power nap?

Trouble is my job kind of depends on me passing :(

I need to be up in half an hour

Get off your phone and rest your eyes, better than nothing.

Am in the same position - well, a job interview.

Sending solidarity..

10 minutes of "eye rest" and a cold shower

Plus all the coffee

You can buy Promethazine over the counter

10 minutes of resting your eyes and a shower is a good plan.

You will be fine for the exam as it’s today. One nights sleep won’t matter to much, it’s your anxiety that makes you believe it will affect you.

Have literally laid here with my eyes shut all night. Dp is angry with me for waking him up tossing and turning. Why am I such an idiot?

If you suffer with anxiety as in panic attacks, hyperventilating etc. avoid the caffeine, it'll only make you feel worse on top of the anxiety you are already feeling.

Try not to worry about the lack of sleep, we are pretty resilient creatures & the more you worry the worse you'll feel and convince yourself you'll fail because you didn't sleep well.

Good luck with the exam, sure you'll be fine once you start.

Good luck with your exam by the way OP I am sure you will do brilliantly It is amazing what can be achieved after a sleepless night

Ok. Will get up soon and shower . There's no coffee in the house but tea and toast. Then off to the library for an hours cramming whit I mainline espresso coke and mars bar. I'll leave the rescue remedy because the caffeine is going to cancel it out

Nicolaninelives - good luck we're gonna smash it!!!!!

Best of luck Lem and Nicola! You'll be fine for the exam an interview, just be prepared to have a massive slump after and go to bed early if you can tonight

I used to get like this before my exams last year. Stay away from the red bull, it used to give me extreme anxiety which is not something I usually get.

Tiredness - always perked up in time for the exam and then would be exhausted afterwards.

Good luck with your exam. I hope it all goes well