i struggle with big time anxiety. sitting here right now taking questions i am completely calm and collect. i can sit here right now look at everyone in the eye and say i am going to pass the nclex on thursday.
then i think about thursday, my heart starts jumping around, my stomach does flips, and i start to chew off my fingers..my mind goes blank and i get negative.
i need advice.
how can i control my anxiety during the test?
what did everyone do to get themselves focused when they felt like they wanted to jump out of their skin and cry?!
Thanks for posting this!!! I re-rest on the 25th and thankfully it is an afternoon test time I'm working on all the material review as best I can, but I also need to start working on the anxiety factor of this exam, which is already creeping up on me!
Congrats on the good pop-up, I look forward to sharing my success with the exam in a few weeks :)
Best of luck Winnie! I suggest when you get there and test, don't put on those silencing headohones right away because all you hear is your heart and that made me worse.. I wrote on the dry erase board "Rachel Stevens, RN BSN" and "I can do this" it helped when I felt my anxiety creeping up I looked at it and said I WILL PASS and kept going!
I'm working on all the material review as best I can, but I also need to start working on the anxiety factor of this exam, which is already creeping up on me!
Rach10388
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I was out of there in 48 minutes with 75 questions. Came home, got the good pop up. WHAT A RELIEF