[Gary]

So I’ve dedicated the last 8 months of my life to this exam, and that will (hopefully) end on the 28th. I have developed some terrible habits as a result of studying for this thing and I was wondering if anyone else has had this issue. I have been quite stressed over this to the point where I cant fall asleep at night if I have to be somewhere (work) early in the morning, so I have to take a sleep aid to help sleep. Does anyone else have/had these issues before? I’d like to break these once I finish studying and take my final exam. I’m curious to see if other people have experienced similar issues.

AUD 8/18/16
FAR 11/16
BEC 1/17
REG 2/17

[ct0516]

Yes… When I finished my exams I was so happy. When I told my work, they said congrats- here's some more work. I am feeling overloaded and anxious and will wake up at 3am with a knot in my stomach. A couple of glasses of wine before bed wasn't helping long term. It only delayed the inevitable return of the worry. I started running and doing meditation. You can find guided meditations for free on the internet or through Podcasts. Its good because it really helps focus on controlling your thoughts and keeping your mind from racing. Which was a lot of my issue. Anyway, totally have been there. Still am sometimes…. Sometimes if I can't sleep I'll read non-accounting/work stuff. I like the articles on tinybuddha.com, I feel like it balances me out and gives me perspective.

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