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13-10-09, 13:53
I'm not sleeping brilliantly at the moment, I've resorted to energy drinks to keep me awake in afternoon lectures despite the fact that I KNOW caffeine is one of my anxiety triggers, I don't know what else to do.
We have maths lectures monday afternoon, after lunch, in a room that's far too hot, with a lecturer with a very drony voice. Mid session pretty much half the students are head down on desk, asleep. We're covering some pretty tough stuff at the moment and I need to stay alert, but without energy drinks I switch off, and with them I'm sat on the edge of my seat, jiggling uncontrollably, heart racing, and instead of focussing on the lecture I'm focussing on controlling my anxiety. It's a lose-lose situation because I'm either too tired to concentrate or too anxious.
Anyone have any tips on how I can stay awake and alert without making my anxiety any worse or consuming huge amounts of caffeine?
We have maths lectures monday afternoon, after lunch, in a room that's far too hot, with a lecturer with a very drony voice. Mid session pretty much half the students are head down on desk, asleep. We're covering some pretty tough stuff at the moment and I need to stay alert, but without energy drinks I switch off, and with them I'm sat on the edge of my seat, jiggling uncontrollably, heart racing, and instead of focussing on the lecture I'm focussing on controlling my anxiety. It's a lose-lose situation because I'm either too tired to concentrate or too anxious.
Anyone have any tips on how I can stay awake and alert without making my anxiety any worse or consuming huge amounts of caffeine?