Yeah I do. Had my first ac a week ago and it was the worst experience after as I knew what I had done wrong. Couldn't stop thinking about it until after I found out if I got on or not. Honestly I just dropped everything and tried to relax until I found out, it kinda helped. Hang out with friends, watch a movie, try to chill
My post-AC anxiety was so terrible- I replayed every single moment of my AC for two weeks and somehow convinced myself that I performed terribly and would not get the job (I guess I was trying to shield myself from the pain caused by a rejection 😅).
I realised that trying to 'force' myself to not feel anxious was a futile endeavour and made me feel worse than I already did. As @JadeWadey01 said, trying to relax is really important. The way I did this was to channel my anxiety into some sort of productivity, and I began churning out paintings every day in the lead up to receiving the outcome of my AC.
In hindsight, while the paintings were by any standard exceedingly awful, they helped me keep in touch with the world outside making applications and being an aspiring solicitor, and this was absolutely invaluable in keeping calm during an understandably stressful period.
I am rooting for you and I really hope you have found support and comfort in the forum while you await your result- wishing you the very best 😇
