[Trungy]

So I'm at my desk trying to study for an exam this Friday. I'm very worried about it because I didn't study for it prior to today. Why? Well when I walked into class this morning, my professor told the class that our next exam was on Friday, and I looked to my friend and was like, "....exam? Friday?!?!" None of my friends heard about it, but apparently someone in the class heard it, so he must have announced it last Thursday. Well to keep count, I now have 3 exams on this Friday and Monday, and none of those classes are a piece of cake.

Ok, back to the present time. So I'm at my desk trying to study for an exam this Friday, and I was fidgeting a little. I was scratching my jaw, then started to rub the part where my back meets my neck. I didn't think much of it. As I was trying to solve a problem, I noticed on the back of my forearm nearby my elbow, there were a few red spots. I thought, "Heh.. that's weird." I didn't think much of it until a minute later. I looked at it and thought to myself, "What the heck is wrong with me?" Curious to what is going on.. I looked on my other forearm, and there were red spots there too!

I run to my mirror, trying to see if my neck has the same issues, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. It was sort of red, but only because I was rubbing it a little (and it is hot in my room). Then.. I checked my stomach, and although there were small red dots there, I pulled down my pants to see red dots just EVERYWHERE. No, it wasn't on my private areas, but the areas surround my privates was covered in red dots, and now I'm going insane.

So I'm thinking to myself.. am I having a nervous breakdown? I've heard of students getting red dots due to nervous breakdowns, so I'm curious to whether or not I have them. Also, if I do indeed have nervous breakdowns, could I get out of my exam this Friday? That would be.. just pure heaven, lol. What do you think?

[B0hemian_Sprite]

Hives, maybe? Probably due to being over-stressed. Try some benedryl, wait no, that'll make you drowsy...

Well, it should disappear soon. I don't think you'll be exempt from exams because of hives tho =/

[brighteyes]

that's so weird... i had exactly the same little spots when i had 2 papers and 3 exams in a span of 2 days because, needless to say, i was extremely stressed. they went away after a few days though. i thought it was an allergic reaction to something but yes, i think it was just stress. you still have a day to study for your test. it should be enough if you really focus.

[melkimx]

"nervous breakdown" is not a technical term for anything. i know it sounds fancy and totally serious, like something you'd be diagnosed at a psychiatrist's office or find in the DSM-IV, but it's just a phrase people throw around. it doesn't mean anything.

you should really go to a doctor. i used to get serious rashes during tests way back in high school -- definitely stress-related, because they would happen during tests like clockwork. but that was such a long time ago, and i don't remember how i handled the situation.

[LycheeTea]

i think i've had those on my neck and chest before, but they faded away real soon.
hmmm.... i dont think your situation is as extreme to be classified as a 'nervous breakdown'.
Prolly just some stress. Just don't over work yourself too much and try not to freak ( i know... easier said than done right )

[Trungy]

Turns out that I had an allergic reaction from a medication that I've been taking for about a month and a half now. I went to bed hoping that it'll go away, only to wake up this morning with hives all over my body.

When I turned on the lights to see myself in the mirror, I became light-headed and then collapsed onto the floor. My roommate heard me fall, so he went to check up on me as I called out for his name. He ended up calling public safety, who then in turned called EMS, and I was at the hospital from 7 to 11. They drugged me with something (I didn't catch the name) and gave me a small dosage of steroids, and I ended up sleeping a lot of it off.

I asked them to do just one thing for me, which was to not call my parents who were more than 5000 miles away. I wanted to tell them after I was discharged, because I really don't want them to become excessively worried (I know.. I know.. they're my parents.. it is their job to be excessively worried about me). The hospital ended up calling them anyways, but I didn't leave them much of a choice as I couldn't remember a single phone number off the top of my head. Stupid cell phones, lol.

But yea, I'm alive and well at the moment. It is extremely hot and difficult to live in this room, but I'll survive.

[B0hemian_Sprite]

oh gawsh! i hope you're okay. Oh my, maybe you'll be exempt from those exams after all.

Feel better. and it's so sweet of you trying not to worry your parents

[alive]

Wh00t! Doctor's note! You can forget those exams. Lol, jk. An allergic reaction to a medication is serious. You're lucky to have come away relatively unharmed. I'm glad you feel better.

[Trungy]

Wh00t! Doctor's note! You can forget those exams. Lol, jk. An allergic reaction to a medication is serious. You're lucky to have come away relatively unharmed. I'm glad you feel better.

Yea, no kidding. I developed a really bad case of the hives, and after taking Benadryl, the hives went away in merely an hour (there are faint signs of redness over my body, but it looks much better than this morning).

[<3LeeDongWook]

hives? That's all i can come up. For some reason, I think u should drink lots of water and lie down. Maybe ur body needs to be refreshed.

[susan]

OMG same here except I don't have a lot of red bumps, just random ones over my body. I think I'm having a semi-quarter life crisis. I'm not the kind of person who goes to the doctor (mainly cuz I have a phobia) so I choose not to do anything about it and just wait 'til exams are done and I get to go back home. But if it gets worse, I'm definitely going to get it checked out.

I want to stop life and just take a moment to scream and breathe.