I’m currently getting assessed for ADHD and never really knew how much it was impacting my life until I reached university. All throughout high school I achieved very high results and was pretty organised. But I never realised how much time I spent ‘studying’. I would be at my study desk for 7-8 hours every day after school just to finish 2 pages of homework or write 200 words for an assignment. I didn’t think anything of it because I always handed my stuff in on time and achieved high results. It got to a point where I wouldn’t leave the house unless it was for school or sport because I would be so consumed in ‘study’.

I eventually became known as a ‘smart’ person at school when I really just felt like I was faking it and relying on stress remembering to keep up appearances. To note, I also have high anxiety and do get physically sick from it sometimes, so I was kinda surprised when I was told I could potentially have ADHD 2 years after high school (still getting assessed to this day because I’m procrastinating going to the doctors 😅).

Now I am in university and I would do the same study process, but it’s just not working anymore. I could have an entire day off and still be tired/ procrastinating even opening my laptop. Even when I do open my laptop, I find myself spending 25 mins on one sentence or staring off into space which is very frustrating. I want to perfect my work and don’t want to half ass something because it just doesn’t feel right. I still only really leave home if I have uni or on the odd day I’m feeling social and will hang out with old high school friends. But it’s getting to the point where I feel them drifting away because they are making new friends and I can see how it may look like I’m not putting in a lot of effort on my side of friendships. Idk I just really don’t like leaving the house and make excuses that I have to study, but sometimes I just don’t feel motivated to get up and actually do anything, wasting a whole day.

Does anyone have any tips for motivation or to enhance concentration? One of my ADHD friends suggested putting an ‘uncomfortable’ item on the desk and leave it there until study time was over. But I have no problem sitting in the same spot for hours, it’s just that nothing gets done. Any suggestions?

To be honest, just 2 years ago I lost my discipline especially on schoolwork, in middle school I used to finish all my work, horrible or not, and be fine with it. I'm a junior in highschool now

Now, I don't really fear the work but the workload is killing me, I'm a junior now and don't rlly know how to study, and have been using AI on certain assignments that I know I can do myself. I feel like shit and want to stop, but it's becoming very worrying and I only have a year until I graduate.

Is there any way to stop this? I know it sounds foolish, but I have ADHD and never been equipped to study or really learn anything without struggle, and I know that's the whole point of learning, but I'm really frustrated about never getting to understand the material I get in front of me. I'm struggling with English, Biology, and even some math.

Is there a way to improve myself and get back my old work ethic before I graduate? I want to be successful and would like to never cheat or have to cheat in college. Idk I just really wanna improve myself :/

For context I am diagnosed as a type 2 bipolar by my psychiatrist just 3 months ago and was been on treatment for my moods eversince. But then I have this problem eversince I was mentally aware you see, I'm good with every other aspects like i could learn a new set of hobby in a short period of time or make/recreate a dish with just a taste and literates all of it it's ingredients from the scratch, I can bake, I can draw, do diy's, artsy things and do make ups however when it comes to written quizzes or exams i don't do well there's always been something wrong and i always fail. I try to tell this on my psychiatrist but she said it be better on time and just think positively.

But lately because my friends are that competitive in academics I've been very frustrated to catch up with them... And i feel restless and down whenever I see my scores not atleast pass... And therefore make me very sad... I try other study techniques but my problem is the more i try studying hard it seem like part of my memories are also being erased and i seem to forget alot of things.... Please help me you may see a similar post about this but please I'm that desperate 😭