With difficulty... for me, I am on a constant tightrope. The biggest thing I find is keeping everything as constant as possible and avoiding any extra stress in life... hard as life isn't predictable. I have just about managed to get through 3 years of my degree... Im in my third year now, and have recently decided to suspend studies and come back next year and try again. The first 2 years were hard... but I managed -just about at times. But this year I had a series of life stresses, and it really took it's toll. So now I will be at uni for a fourth year. One of those things... it was the right choice for me though.

Working through PTSD AND studying is much harder than trying to keep PTSD at bay AND study... because working through PTSD usually means getting a lot worse at times. I've had to do this too... and still am... there were times when it was like I had to choose to complete an assignment, or work through a bit of trauma... my therapist has had to be patient... easing off the hard stuff at times so I have a chance to study, and then going through the hard stuff in the earlier part of the next deadline...

But it's not impossible. It can be done... I've got so far... and the only reason I dropped out this year was because I had a series of life events stop me in my tracks on top of everything else. It's just harder for someone with PTSD than it would be for someone without it. Acer's advice is close to what I would say too....

And routine. Routine is so important... plan ahead, plan down days, and know where you are study-wise all the time - else you get behind and it's even harder. Because unfortunately, for me, I simply can't have a simple year... I have my bad weeks and good weeks. I try and take advantage of a good week and study as much as possible to get ahead- because I know there's a high chance at some point I'll need that time.

Getting support from the university has REALLY helped me too... they shift around my deadlines for me as much as possible when I need it, and as in the case of last year, they even shifted exams... I sat some exams in August and some in the May in order to complete the year. I can't tell you the value of having those allowances... if hadn't have had those I wouldn't have made it past last year, let alone get to May this year only to drop out...

Eventually, I'll get there. I hope it goes smoother for you - but if it doesn't... you'll get there eventually too.