So much this. It was basically my downfall and the only thing that I ever struggled with. Before then, I was able to breeze my way through all the previous mth courses with little to no studying. Calculus hit me like a freight train as a result.
the same thing happened to me, breezed though school never studied, then calculus fucked me up. I was so confused, thought I was stupid.. unfortunately struggled through uni, was diagnosed with hypothyriod and was told for years that my trouble concentrating was related to that. Was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD two years ago at 39 :( I feel like I've lost so much time.
Same. I was diagnosed with it in my mid 30s and did the Adderall thing for a couple years. Stopped taking it for a few years to see if I could continue to function as well without it but about to start back up. I just enjoyed life more and got a lot more done. Sure, the side effects sucked but now I've been off long enough that I'm positive that my life was actually better when I was on than being off it.
I struggled all the way up to Calc 1, which I bombed. Then I got put in Precalc, which I also bombed. I was able to pass Calc 1 and then Calc 2 (but not before bombing that). I don't want to do math ever again. And yet I have a habit of doing mental arithmetic whenever it comes up just to prove to myself that I can.
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u/xanatos451 May 30 '17
So much this. It was basically my downfall and the only thing that I ever struggled with. Before then, I was able to breeze my way through all the previous mth courses with little to no studying. Calculus hit me like a freight train as a result.