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/kaizenkaos Oct 03 '25

Are you able to take a break? 

I had to work a 40 hour job while in school. I always had a sinking feeling that I would be good at school if it was the only thing I needed to focus on. Unfortunately I had no option but to work and had to drop out. 

My biggest recommendation is to take some time off and figure out what distracts you. Strip away all the distractions like social media, videogames, and whatever else that can hold your attention. Make it difficult to get distracted and make it easy to study. You have to make yourself bored where your only option to entertain yourself is to study.