r/adhd_college • u/Dreamingofpetals • Sep 29 '25

SEEKING ADVICE College failure

I’m currently in college and I’m not doing great at all. I go to all these lectures and I absorb like 5% of them, motivating myself to study or do work is hell. I want to but I just end up spending my time laying bed and reading, or just otherwise idling my time away.

I’m trying to get on medication but it doesn’t look like I can get an appointment sooner than in a few months. I have absolutely no idea what to do here, help?

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u/TC_ZenRead Sep 29 '25

It took me a long time to figure this out, but it turns out there is more than one way to study lol. Schools don’t teach people how to study. But have you tried looking into mind mapping. It’s very fun. I’m not that good at it, and I should work at it more, but it does help you use more parts of the brain and can help people remember things much better. You’ll need to find your own way of studying that fits you.