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The Tales of a Chronic Overthinker and Terrible Test Taker

The Tales of a Chronic Overthinker and Terrible Test Taker

If there were a medal for overthinking, I would have won gold a long time ago. And when it came to test-taking, my overthinking brain turned even the simplest multiple-choice questions into mental gymnastics. High school, college, and beyond—they all came with the same story: me, sitting in a classroom, heart racing, and my mind running a thousand different scenarios for every answer. If someone was to look at me, I would have looked like I had it all together, but on the inside, I as falling apart. 

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