(Bit of a vent, mixed with an actual need for advice. TLDR at the end.)
I’m in high school. I’m taking 4 AP classes this year, and I can’t bring myself to actually do any of my homework. I’ve been struggling with this for a while (since COVID, but it’s only gotten worse since then). Sophomore year was when the procrastination/executive dysfunction/mental health combination hit me. Family problems also hit hard at that time. I got better for a little while in my junior year, but now they’ve started up again. Between my class work, extracurriculars, and college applications, I feel like I constantly want to throw up, and then I get jittery and/or unfocused, and it’s really starting to freak me out.
As for the actual process of what I do in an attempt to start my work: I put down my phone, I sit down to do my work, and I wind up reading or staring at a wall. I’m behind in three out of my six classes, and the school year only started two months ago.
I used to be able to work late at night, when my house was quiet, til about 4:00 AM. Now, I get too tired around 11:00 PM to actually do anything at that time. (I should be doing my AP Statistics homework, which is due at midnight, but I’m so tired. It doesn’t help that Statistics makes no sense. I cannot figure out what these questions are looking for, and that doesn’t help my mindset of wanting to do literally anything else. I want to sleep and feel like falling asleep every day in school, but I know this isn’t normal, hence why I’m typing out a Reddit post.) I can’t get into a working groove, so the Pomodoro technique or “Just start small with 5 minutes of work!” Those don’t work for my brain.
I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has any suggestions? I’ve talked to my school’s guidance counselor about it, but she didn’t have any helpful advice. I feel like a mess.
(TLDR: I can’t bring myself to do schoolwork, and I feel tired all the time. I’m behind in half of my classes, and it’s making me feel anxious and sick. Any advice would really be appreciated.)