[Quiet Man Cometh]

Originally Posted by Espy

No, like, my problem with this is if I /can't/ absorb what I'm reading, it's distressing. It'd be more helpful to just stare at a single point somewhere without words or anything that requires actual processing normally.

That's where I just say "&%#* it" and watch TV or something. That I had to learn to do though, because avoiding it could also increase my stress. I was able to remove some of the anxiety surrounding papers and such in school with the knowledge that, if I had to, I could successfully pull an all-nighter.

Working with my hands helps a little, too. I one brought some cross stitch into my Social Geography class and found it actually helped me concentrate a little better, even though I looked to the prof like I wasn't listening to a thing he said.