Why are we very sleepy especially before exams ???

i feel because it is lack of interest in studies.....i have exactly the same problem like yours.......i want to score good marks.....but the moment i try to sit and study my eyes just doses off.......but at the same time if i am awake till about 2.00am in the morning chatting or mylotting i don't really feel sleepy infact i like to spend more time here.......my dad literally has to force me to shut down the comp and ask me to go to sleep.......i feel the syllabus sometimes is so boring and old that i just cant keep pace with it......sometimes i feel like i know more than what is mentioned in the book, so that puts me off again........don't worry its a normal phenomena and many people are in the same boat.......

I also have the same problem , during normal days I only sleep for 5 -6 hours daily in total , i wake up early , go to my university , then i spend my time having fun either online or hanging out with my friends . when it comes to exams' days .. I wake up late , I feel so lazy all over the day .. and I tend to sleep earlier .. Maybe because in our subconscious mind we gave our exams a lower priority , so the inner motivation which force us to study hard , or to stay awake for a long period is lost maybe ... I don't know

This is the same problem that i notice before every exam of mine.I dont know why this happens i have to study so much but the moment i take the books in my hand i feel sleepy and going off to bed and even if i sleep the whole day when i get up and sit for studying again in 1 hour i start feeling sleepy these books act as sleeping pills for me.even i am searching the reason i dont think i am lazy but this is natural as sleep comes to me naturally even if i go out for a walkj before studying or anything.

I do not know. I know when I was in school and have to read something that is when I would get real sleepy. Now when I lay on the coach and get on my laptop I will get real sleepy and have to get off the laptop or I will fall asleep with on it.

I think you lack study habit. If you really hate doing that thing, it will activate your lazy side. You should think of it (studying) as if you're watching a movie.

Yes, even me I felt sleepy while test in progress. Because I do review till 5am. one hour sleep. Then 7:30am start of the exam. During 9-11am I felt stress and sleepy. Then in afternoon 2-3pm. I kept my eyes and body awake. And keep on answering my test papers. After the test I played basketball and sleep well at night.

It has been a long time since I have had to take an exam. I think the last time I took one was for an insurance certificate. I did not feel sleepy at all. I finished it in less than 30 minutes and had to wait another two hours for my friends to get out of the exam room. cheers!!

well were just the same because i had that feeling before taking exams. I feel very tired before exam maybe i need to take a sleep. When i feel sleepy, I cant concentrate on what i am reading. I feel like I am not interested because it is very boring but when it comes on watching tv I feel very lively. Maybe my mind is tired of memorizing and it needs to be relaxed.

Why are we sleepy right before exams??? Hello friend, I remember having this problem too. I think it happens because the subjects are not very interesting. I love reading the bible but even then at times I feel myself getting sleepy. You might want to think about chewing on some chewing gum. They say that it does something in the brain to help to keep you alert. Also Keep a bottle of cold water near you so that you can sip on it. When you get time, take a brisk walk. All of these are tips that seems to help when taking exams. Even while mylotting I will get very sleepy, so I will usually go and get a cup of coffee. All of these tips can be fairly useful....Good luck! Happy mylotting! Hope you Ace the Exam!

Perhaps you have spent alot of energy for studying before. That's why when the exam approaching, you have less energy and interest to open the book. I think you'd better reschedule your activities next time. Being an active person is good. But hyper active is bad. Also, you need to know which activities are important. Don't waste your time and energy for doing useless things. Have enough rest. Sleep at least 8 hours a day. Good luck for your exam. Have a nice day and happy mylotting.

I think that's normal... Nobody love to study and so when you try to concentrate yourself to do that, your brain sends messages to your body and says "it is so tiring to study, try to do something else and you will be happier than now!"...and so you don't want to study a lot and you prefer to do something else! :-) It's my opinion! bye

during other days we dont have any work,study to do.. once the book come into our hands we feel like to finish some task with the time deadline. then we start thinking if i fifnt finish this ? slowly the sleepy mood... well its my experince..!!

but i could study well even full night just before exams... other days i would not even touch my books... when feel sleepy ,hear ur favourite music,have a cup of tea..that would help really u....

I agree with you.When I study especially the final exams coming I have to go over so many causes.I feel so tired.I always like to study in a confertable way so it can make me sleep quickly.Because the books are so boring!But I think if I can't pass exams I will take them again,that's too terrable for me.So when I am sleepy I will tell me to wake up consiously.Or let somebody else to use some way to wake me up

Im like that when I do not have anything to look forward to the next day and try to get an extra hour of sleep in the morning but when I have plans or some extra money to spend Im up early. I think maybe its a stress response and procrastination is a way of avoiding having to feel it. Maybe try some relaxation techniques--not yoga, unless of course you know yoga and enjoy it, do something that will inspire you and that is always a good motivator to dodge something challenging like an exam?