LC Student help/advice

Fiolina

Hi. My 18 year old son is currently having a total meltdown over the maths paper tomorrow. He is doing OL and didn't get on at all well in the first paper. He just looked at the answers on line and reckons he got nothing right so now he's saying he's not even going to bother doing part 2 tomorrow.

He is in his room crying which is so not like him.

He has had grinds for months and seemed to be doing well. He has just texted me now and said he'll think about it in the morning but he's afraid he'll have a breakdown in the hall.

He has a tendency to be negative, glass half empty and has had panic attacks before. Sorry, this is all over the place, I'm just v worried and would love some advice. thanks

The Princess Bride

Hi OP.
My heart goes out to you - I'm actually more nervous for my LC daughter,than I was when I did mine all those years ago.

First piece of advice - NO POST MORTEMS- that goes for all exams.
Once he hands up that paper,move on- focus on the next exam.
Re: maths tomorrow.
Tell him to write all relevant formulas,etc..for each question.
Forget paper 1 and concentrate on what he has been taught.

Try some deep breathing / relaxation techniques with him tonight and again in the morning.Repeat tomorrow evening and each day until exams are over.
Perhaps seek professional help for the panic attacks,when he's finished LC.

Best of luck- there is a LC forum on boards.ie too.

Fiolina

Hi, thanks for reply. I didn't want to post on the LC forum in case I freaked anyone out. I think we may be sorted.

My Mam and sister called in and my sister took him to Mc D's and kind of talked him through things. She went through what might come up on paper tomorrow (today actually now) and he seems a bit calmer and more together. I had a glass of wine with my Mam which calmed me down!
Hopefully it will go okay in the morning. I totally agree about doing post mortems but sure there's no telling them. Very best of luck to your daughter and thanks again

xLisaBx

I'm in Leaving Cert too and have anxiety and panic attacks multiple times a day. Hope everything went well in maths for him it's reassuring to know that others are in the same position, if he ever wants a chat feel free to pm me x

Fiolina

xLisaBx wrote: »

I'm in Leaving Cert too and have anxiety and panic attacks multiple times a day. Hope everything went well in maths for him it's reassuring to know that others are in the same position, if he ever wants a chat feel free to pm me x

Hi xLisaBx, thanks, he has calmed down a lot now that the end is in sight. He has two more exams on Wednesday and then finished. I'm sure the anxiety and panic attacks are a lot more common than people think. Hope your exams went well and that you have a lovely summer x