 Hey what's up you guys, welcome back to my channel, if you're new here, hi, hello, I'm Lydia and today I wanted to talk to you about studying and mental health. Now, believe me, it is not an easy thing. What most of you don't know is I've been studying my undergraduate degree for seven years and that's due to my mental health. I've had to defer, I've been in hospital, I felt behind because my medication has changed and honestly it gets to me that it's taken me so long. I'm planning on graduating in summer 2024 but I'm a lot better mentally this year than I was last year. Mentally I'm in it for the end goal of getting a good degree. My struggles with studying and having mental health issues have been, I've been hospitalised. I deferred in March because I'd fallen behind because my mental health had been in hospital. Last year I had to defer because I was in hospital. It's not been an easy ride. Anyone who does struggle with mental health in university, college, school, whatever you're doing, my best advice is make notes. That's all my notes for this semester and I've already missed two classes. If you struggle with going into classes, ask if they can be recorded for you or live on Zoom. I just wanted to add, I'm filming on my Fluffing camera so it's quality different. I just wanted to say that Zoom is a really incredible resource for studying and not having to leave your home if you don't feel capable of that. I remember the year after Covid, well it was also a year of Covid but not the first year. In 2021 I did my degree at Stephen, yeah I didn't finish it. That was done by Zoom and it helped my anxiety. I'm on medication for anxiety now. I was then but I wasn't taking it because I was being bullied for taking my medication. Now I take mansopam twice a day. Once at lunchtime, once at night. My top tips for learning and you're at is take notes, voice record it on your phone or get a voice recorder. It can be stressful learning while you're dealing with mental illness. It can be especially hard if you're going for a medication change. Now I've been asked to do while I had a medication change from quitsiope into haloperidol. It wasn't a dramatic change but it did make me stop going to lectures or watching lectures through those things. I fell down the stairs yesterday and I really messed up my ankle. So I'm gonna stand on my left leg and rest my right leg because my knees hurt and my ankle is hurting. I think I've twisted my ankle. I haven't done that for years but I fell down the stairs. It's just embarrassing. I want to say this, it is so possible to study a mental illness. I didn't think I was gonna pass my degree. When I first, I moved to uni. I started off at Central Lancashire in uni. I was left two years. Then I dropped out and started again at Westland and uni and now I'm studying at Met Film School. So getting this degree means the world to me. I'm determined to graduate. Set yourself little goals and you'll get there. But most importantly, take care of your mental health. If you need to defer a year or three years, you can do it which is what I've learned and there's nothing to be ashamed about when you have to defer. You put in your mental health first. Your health is the most important thing. Thanks for watching this video. I hope it helps and gives you a bit more insight into my life a bit. Thanks for watching and I'll see you in my next video. Peace.