Dear MomentaryHappiness (MH)
Thank you for providing your post on here and also welcome to Beyond Blue.
You are not alone with these feelings and thoughts and how you're acting - it's something that a lot of us either experience on a daily basis or have done so.
It's great that you've made the step to come here and post and then another positive step you've done is to take the checklist test.
If I may suggest another step forward for you now would be to actually go and seek out professional help. Either by going to your own GP or on this site, Beyond Blue have a list of GP's available - you can do a search on these, which'll hopefully bring up one or two in your local area. The thing with these GP's is that they are skilled in assisting with mental health issues - and from that, they can give a full diagnosis - and with possible referral for further assistance, if they think that might be the way to go.
With regard to your course, is it possible to try and set aside some set times (not big chunks of time) during the day. Perhaps at the same time of day that might be when you're feeling a little more fresh? Keep it at the same time, so you know that this will be when you're due to study. And if it's a short time, you know that you can really focus your attention for that short period.
It's great to read that you're eating well and your sleep pattern is a good one as well. Big positives there MH.
Again, great to hear from you and I do look forward to hearing back from you.
Neil
