I've realised I really need to make my brain a space for me to be relaxed in. A happy organised comfortable space. Making these small changes like journaling and meditation give me hopes that they'll help some day in the long run.
Med school really changes you as a person. Exam season here is scary. I become this sleep deprived, coffee driven stone faced person with the inability to smile. The stress and anxiety really takes over my whole body. After the second internals I vowed to never let that happen again. Prelims did give me better clarity and helped me think things through more clearly without the pressure of the exam results ticking at the back of my mind.
I think I came into this college with a bad mindset. Neet was traumatic too. Imposter syndrome all the time. Made me want to give up. I didn't study much in the start. I am now facing the consequences for that though.
I hope not to let my past failures determine my future success and instead use it as a stepping stone.
I shall continue working on myself. Meditation, journaling, better study techniques like active recall, visualisation, explaining concepts, revising regularly and mainly not getting stressed out and intimidated by everything around me.
I am going to take things only positively.