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I am currently doing a degree, in my 2nd year (I didn't do the 1st year because I passed a certificate which meant I got onto the 2nd year).
I haven't done any coursework and haven't attended 5 classes, because I have been suffering with stress, and when I have stress I just shut down, and don't want to do anything.
I have made the decision to email the course administrator explaining what problems I am having and asking to retake the module and basically fail on this module, and start afresh for my next module, as I know that I will overcome my stress.
My mind is more settled now I have come to this decision but I was wondering whether anyone has done something similar?
I haven't done any coursework and haven't attended 5 classes, because I have been suffering with stress, and when I have stress I just shut down, and don't want to do anything.
I have made the decision to email the course administrator explaining what problems I am having and asking to retake the module and basically fail on this module, and start afresh for my next module, as I know that I will overcome my stress.
My mind is more settled now I have come to this decision but I was wondering whether anyone has done something similar?
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You've got to address the underlying issue of why you are not going to lectures and why you are skipping your coursework. You must decide that you are going to do the course properly and commit to that fully - if not you may as well just drop out rather than stress yourself through to the end when you fail due to lack of work.
I suffered with terrible stress when I did my first degree, I struggled with coursework but got help which then helped me clear my mind and knuckle down!
It will only get harder and more stressful, so unless you sort out the stress issue and find a way of dealing with it then this will just happen again and again and you won't have the luxury of retaking modules over and over.
.or the counselling service at the students union...
They can help you ..... And perhaps talk to your tutor....
That is good advice and then following that GP's appointment, I'd suggest going to see the the university's (not the student union's) formal student health/welfare service to keep them informed and for official records. That way if you have known health issues of one sort or another, that can potentially be taken into account when it comes to your final degree so that you get some form of qualification in the end.
Communication is a very important part of a degree and is always best to get that part sorted out pretty quickly. Although I can't quite see how you can possibly fail a module as it has become very easy to find the information needed and formulate an argument.
We often talked to other students and found it useful. There were a lot of stressed people and teamwork was jolly useful. We would have discussion groups in our spare time and we discussed our issues together.