Someone once asked...

“I am stuck. I am in my drop year taken for a competitive exam but it became trauma midway. The pressure, stress, fear of failing took all over my mind. It has been 3 months now and I have not picked up my books once. I am afraid to tell my parents about my situation and they think I'm doing great. I am not. I almost took my life because of this. I don't want to give that exam anymore but another thing is I am unsure about what after that exam? I am confused, A LOT. Please Help”

Someone answered with kindness...

That happened to me with the driving license exam several times, when younger. It built quite a trauma. I never presented for it after "trying" several times. It took me almost two decades to realize that I would have never been able to drive in traffic, without or without license, because my eyes/brain can not support that level of sustained tracking it all. The problem was slight but real when young (20's), and became obvious when older. Had no problem while being a teenager (used scooter extensively, license included). My brain knew it early on. My brain didn't want to drive. My brain generated brutal resistance. But I never asked myself why. I don't know if your case is similar in any way, but if it is then you brain may have a good reason to not take that exam, maybe because it doesn't want what comes next or can not deal with it. If that is the case and you realize the underlying reason early on, then you could fix it or find alternatives, instead of entering a deadlock of YES/NO you can't solve (trauma granted).