@HugoLuman: I'm on academic probation as well. Last semester, I was struggling procrastination, apathy for school, and to some degree anxiety. I didn't get the best grades and even failed two classes. That being said, I think what helped me a lot was support from others. Talk to your professors and explain to them your problem. Some will hopefully be understanding and help you out. If possible ask for extensions or an incomplete so you have enough time to catch up. Talk to your advisor/counselor/dean, their job is to help you in situations like these. Even if these talks don't pan out, you know you at least tried.
But even with the help of others, everything ultimately came down to me. I had to dig myself out of the hole and climb back up. It was hard, and I got to say it's occasionally still hard. Negative thoughts of all sorts would prevent me from starting to work and even when I was working, negativity would still distract me. To get something down, I had to push through, ignore the negatives, and move forward. The thing is you have to stay on the task and not give up. I didn't do it perfectly, but I learned from my mistakes, built upon them, and continued to work. Each step slowly helped me regain my determination and remember the joy of learning and creating. Practice and persistence is key. It wasn't easy, but I'm now doing a lot better now and will be off of academic probation by the end of the semester.
Now much of this is just my own personal experience so I completely understand if it isn't exactly applicable to you. You have do what you have to do and work what you have to work. You know you best and frankly you are the ultimately the only one the can help yourself. You might drop the ball, you probably will drop the ball, but you can pick it up and continue forging on. Focus sometimes doesn't come immediately, but has to grown with time and effort. In short, you can do it.
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