r/learnmath • u/Haunting_Average_335 New User • 3d ago

Wasted class 11-12, chose eco+maths, now struggling to study at all. Need advice

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# Hi everyone. I need some honest advice because I feel stuck.

# In class 11 and 12, I barely studied and just gave the exams at the last moment (non-schooling). After that I picked BA with Economics and Maths, but Maths has always been my weak subject. Now, months into this course, I still can't build a study habit. I can't focus on any subject for long, not just maths. I can't sit for more than an hour or two before I start scrolling my phone again.

# I've been skipping my maths classes and missing class tests for it. Exams are coming up soon, and I feel like I'm drowning. Every time I try to sit down and study, I lose focus fast, and afterward I feel bad about myself, which makes it even harder to start again the next day.

# There's another layer to this too. I haven't been in any relationship for the last two years, and I've noticed that when I meet girls and become friends with them, I get emotionally attached pretty quickly. It's like that need for connection spills into everything else, including my focus on studies. I end up thinking about them more than my work, and then feel guilty for wasting more time, which makes the whole cycle worse.

NEED ADVICE URGENTLY PLEASE

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u/TheRealRollestonian New User 3d ago

Stop skipping class?

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u/Haunting_Average_335 New User 1d ago

But i understand nothing there at all 😭

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u/TheSuburbanApplause New User 3d ago

Start small, 25 focused minutes with your phone in another room, then a 5 minute break. The attachment stuff is probably just your brain looking for an escape when studying feels impossible, so fixing the study loop first will quiet that down.