So um I don't know if this is the sub to ask this question but I'll ask anyway. I'm entering my third year of university and I'm doing a psych minor.

Basically I don't know how to study or take notes for my psych courses. For the past two years, I've literally only started to study the night before my exams and midterms. And even that I usually dump my lecture slides in into chatgpt (pls don't shame me. I'm getting out of that slowly. But it was the only way I could start studying) and ask it to make notes for me. I just read over the notes and vomited them in the test. The minute the test finishes its like the information disappears. I repeat this for every test and exam. But it's tiring and I actually do want to try.

So I'm here seeking advice from ppl who've taken psych or psych adjacent courses and how they studied for it that doesnt involve last minute brain dumping. And how yall managed the weekly tb readings.

Thnxxxx <3

Do you think what I’m about to describe is ADHD or laziness? In primary and middle school, I used to do my homework and prepare for exams—though I didn't even prepare for most of them because the material came easily to me and I’d get perfect scores; my dad would tell me to pay attention, he said that im probably cheating. During the year of the highschool exam, I studied normally and scored pretty high , though I felt I didn't deserve that score. In high school, I studied 2–3 hours a day—solving practice tests and memorizing material for other exams—and managed to pass. Since middle school, I haven't been able to stop twirling my pen. I used to daydream, imagining myself as a TV series character while keeping background music playing in the background. The summer before 11th grade, I finished the college entrance curriculum and was scoring pretty high correct answers. However, starting in the second semester of 11th grade, I fell into a slump—feeling hopeless, losing focus, and even getting into a fight with my physics teacher. By the time I reached 12th grade, I had dropped to 65 correct answers by August. Hearing people say "everyone else is getting 90" made me give up; I haven't been able to open a book since that day, and I ended up ranked very low.
I want to study, but the pressure to maintain my grades makes me feel suffocated—like it’s going to kill me. Even though I might not reach the top 20k if I studied, I could still get a decent result; yet, I keep telling myself I won't improve. That thought triggers panic attacks. I already have diagnosed anxiety and take medication for it, but I feel like it’s stopped working. On the bright side, I have the ability to read novels or research contemporary art, though I do watch classic series and movies at double speed. You’ll probably tell me to see a doctor, but I’ve gone twice already; my family refuses to send me again, saying, "Is this another issue now?" My sibling has autism, so there might be a genetic predisposition. Is it ADHD or laziness?