Aethusa: Examination funk, as in can't take in any more. Stuffed with all sorts of knowledge or with just thinking about it all too much.. Suddenly jacks it all in. Brain has seized up from over-work! Just don't want to know anymore about it.
Getting really worked up at just the thought of the ordeal. Very fearful. Believing that you really can't do it, but equally frightened of failing.
Might be under great pressure from family or school. History of more blame for mistakes than praise for successes. Maybe you live in a family which has not allowed you to make your own decisions and take responsibility in the past.
You're getting sick of being put down and are likely to say, "Up yours!!"
Feeling worse in hot weather and worse for drinking milk [sickly]

Gelsemium sempervirens: This is a good remedy when you feel almost paralysed before a difficult time. Your mind just won't move and nor will your body. Feeling dull and heavy and unable to put your mind to it at all.
Trembling legs and an urgent need to rush to the loo.
You are sure you will fail even though you have done everything possible to make it a success. You're lacking confidence and have negative thoughts.Headache as if a band round head, especially if you don't drink enough water.
It is particularly good for stage fright, actors who forget lines and lose confidence. They may look entirely stupid and as though they couldn't care less.

Lycopodium: You' ve probably done lots of work; much more than is necessary. You're the hard-working type whose confidence is low and who fears that others will find out that you are not as good as they think
Your biggest tests are any kind of performance in public - speaking or driving. You get petrified and start to sweat profusely even when thinking about it. Once the action actually starts you are usually fine and do well. Because of this and because you present a very confident front, your mates might well not offer you any sympathy or support.
You might well feel much worse around tea-time, so anything which you have to do then is very bad news. Missing meals will make things worse for you because your anxiety is felt in your stomach. You tend to fill up on chocolate or sweets.
Sleeplessness may be a problem, especially before midnight.

Anacardium: This state can feel like a total memory block. As if a different person did the practising or revision. No idea who that can have been. You totally lose self-confidence.
You have conflicting pressures in your life - maybe parents splitting up or you are trying to do something you don't really want to do.
You feel very angry and depressed; curse your mates and start to hate them. It is very hard for you to feel sympathy for anybody else - you feel cruel and hard.
Horrible stomach pains like a plug pressing outwards, which feel better for eating.You m ight even get constipated.

Argentum nitricum
People who need this remedy are quick, impatient and impulsive. You act first and think later. Being on time is important and you like to arrive early to steady your nerves. "Wired" describes you well. As you tend to live in the future you fantasize about what a disaster it will be if you fail. "But what if?"
The more anxious you become the more hurried you are; talking and walking faster and faster. Sometimes you feel your heart beating really hard, which is frightening and gets worse when you think about it.
There can be such a fear of failure you give up altogether and find it hard to start again. Your panicky feelings are so intense that you can't think of anything else.
You have horrible dreams and wake feeling dreadful.
A craving for sugary things is part of the anxiety and eating them makes you more jittery and gives you diarrhoea and wind. You feel absolutely exhausted and worn out after the event.