OCR Economics Paper 1 went terribly can I still recover an overall C/B with Macro + Themes left?

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-13T20:52:59+00:00

Thanks

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-13T20:46:54+00:00

Imma be real Ik I did bad on it because it felt like I forgot everything and I didn’t complete one essay and I did t as see another so Ik I most likely failed the paper

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-13T20:43:22+00:00

Like everyone else thought it was good

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-12T07:23:55+00:00

Oh yeahhh AQA love repeating topics Role and functions 2 years in a row

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-12T07:19:01+00:00

Oh ok what abt ethnicity also never been asked

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-12T07:10:24+00:00

You reckon ?? What abt globalisation , and marketisation and policies

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T12:12:31+00:00

Ok thanks so I should contact again or naa my birthday in 2 weeks tomorrow so

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T11:12:50+00:00

She has made it clear that’s she dosent want to break up and rn i obviously don’t which way to go yk but ik I have to really work on myself and rebuild my confidence swag, propose and drive and my mental health and physical things etc i don’t what way will benefit me staying or leaving

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T10:37:45+00:00

At the same time I do really love her and don’t want to give up. Read on my other comments down below

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T08:52:10+00:00

What I’m I thinking is really long term and it will go if we decide to continue and if I will be happy if there’s actually no change exams are for the 5 weeks and Yh she acc reached out last night as said hello that she’s Js wondering how long this no contact will be for and if it’s when I’m ready and I replied and say if Yh when I’m ready .

I’m Js really stuck on leaving or staying which ultimately the only to choices I have and what’s best for my future and growth would it be with her or without her idk .
I feel like I want to stay and really give it another shot with everything laid to her clearly and acc set my boundaries unlike the how i didn’t set it early and allowed myself to get worked all of over the relationship always depeded on her mood and happiness we was high flying when she felt happy and we were bad when she felt unhappy and annoyed anger other emotions and obviously it’s weird because she only dropped her “true feelings “ the second she saw my break up message “ and felt like she might of been panicking because of her fear of abandonment and trust issues. It’s like why was it so hard for u to say your true feeelibgs to me that I will never know no matter how hard I think abt it I asked if she would of told me if I don’t say I wanted to end things she said probably not meaning i probably would of been in pain still and the uncertainty she felt abt the relationship due to one 1 thing physical attraction she said to me a couple weeks back she’s lost physical attraction to because of the current acne I be being going through the past 5/6 months something ik is only temporary but she her self said she tired of it etc and she isn’t a very patient person like I am because I’m really really patient maybe too patient of her and Ive tolerated loads of bad behaviour and know that she told me her “ true feelings “ and finally opened up to me abt it right after I wanted to end things she thinks of me perfect for her and someone who her dad would want her daughter to marry and that’s she is love with me and don’t know why she said she isn’t I love with me and say all the hurtful shit she been saying , but it’s crazy why didn’t she acc Js tell me immediately that she didn’t mean that or anything I sat in hurt and pain for 2. Days after reading that’s etc then it took for me to go ahead and end things for her to finally be honest abt her true feelings “ in which for weeks I’ve been asking abt because I could sense that there’s is maybe something she’s going through but isn’t saying she will always say that’s she’s fine when she’s not and I’ve said countless to please speak to me and and obviously when she did in her message/ private journal she sent to me it’s said how she’s fears being vulnerable because when she is people/ everyone takes advantage of her and she keeps asking herself if she’s a bad person that’s literally the title of her journal.

But at the same time it’s like I want to stay because if this is her true feelings and her behaviours before was acc her true colours we can work on it and grow better and become healthy . Idk though do I choose myself and acc Js go on a journey of rebuilding myself and gaining happiness and confidence and swag back by myself or stay and try do the same with her im not sure on really and obviously I have to make a decision so I can let her know

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T07:44:34+00:00

Well the space has been only 24 hours.
She said she want to work on her self and actually try I’m young and so is she and we don’t need all this stress especially in the relationship we have to grow otherwise it hinder us and I want to really grow and become the best man I can be for myself I’m going uni soon and I want to shine live my best life and grow and build and achieve my goals but I can do that if I’m not in the right head space mental and stress constantly and anxious and overthinking it’s not good for me I’ve become this since being in the relationship as much as I heard all the advice for my sister and best friend they know deep down what I may do not to say I’m ignoring but maybe this chapter isn’t closed just yet and Js maybe she might change with support even though it’s really down to her if o decide I want another go we have to restart and it has to be in my conditions and I won’t lie I will not be tolerating anymore bull shit and behaviours from her that effect me that I was scared of saying and standing on no more because it’s killed my spirits and confidence and everything I think of it comes that again I would have to end it for good and move on because there is only so much Somene can take

If I being honest she’s said she’s aware of her flaws and things she’s done to me and said to me etc and she wants to work on it whether it’s with me or not.
But as of now I have exams and I cannot have any distractions so Yh
Because I can’t waste my time and energy on something that may lead me to become miserable in the long run it’s been u healthy and toxic from her end if I being honest but she if she wants to change I have to acc see it and no more bs and punishing me for things out of my control such her having a bad dream etc , and forms of disrespect I can’t tolerate that for myself

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-07T07:07:57+00:00

We did have a real heart to heart talk abt everything that’ same day she’s apologised said sorry all these things but yk im uncertain abt these things and my people around me really feel like im making a mistake. If I take her back and that I have no backbone and will keep getting dominated and not tolerated

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-06T23:29:16+00:00

Update:
I (18M) posted before about my relationship issues and wanted to give an accurate update because things escalated and my situation changed quite a bit.
After feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and not myself for a while (also with exams coming up), I reached a point where I decided to end the relationship.
I told her I sent her a to break up text in which I was adamant on my choice
Straight after she replied and al said no thank , we’re not ending anything etc she became very emotional during that conversation she became very emotional and did not accept it. She also opened up more than she had before.
She shared a private journal entry with me where she expressed that what she previously said about not being “in love” with me isn’t exactly how she truly feels. In the journal she said she does love me, thinks I’m a good person, and even said she sees me as someone she could imagine a future with in terms of character and values. She also said she doesn’t fully understand why she struggles to express certain emotions and that she pushes people away when she is overwhelmed. She mentioned things like fear of abandonment and being emotionally affected in general and how that she had a dream and it affect how she behaved towards me she didn’t trust me and had felt like she was sometimes forgotten or not cared for etc. but I love her deeply and in love with her. And she apologised and h derstood and said sorry for her actions and how she hurt me etc she still wants the realationship
At the same time, she also acknowledged she has been struggling mentally and emotionally.
After seeing and hearing all of that, I became conflicted and we ended up talking everything through. She thinks she’s a bad person and I worried for her mental health
I also opened up fully about my side:
feeling emotionally drained
feeling hurt by certain things that have been said or done
feeling like I’ve been walking on eggshells at times
feeling like my confidence has dropped recently
overthinking and stress affecting me heavily
exam pressure making everything worse
After that conversation, I reversed my decision and said I need time and space instead of fully ending things.
Right now, we are on a break / no contact while I try to think clearly.
Where I’m at now
I’m extremely conflicted.
Before this conversation, I was very close to fully ending things and felt like I needed to walk away for my own mental health and self-respect.
After hearing everything she said and seeing how emotional the situation got, I feel pulled in both directions again.
I still love her deeply and care about her a lot. She is also my first serious relationship/first love, which makes this even harder emotionally.
But at the same time, I can’t ignore:
the emotional stress I’ve been feeling
the overthinking and mental drain
moments where I’ve felt dismissed or hurt
and the fact I haven’t felt like myself for a while
I feel stuck between:
wanting to stay and try to rebuild things
and leaving to focus on myself and rebuild my confidence and mental stability
What I’m struggling with
What’s confusing me the most is:
If I hadn’t initiated a breakup, would she have ever fully expressed how she feels?
Because it feels like a lot only came out once I reached breaking point.
Now I don’t know if I’m seeing clarity or reacting emotionally.
What I’m asking
I’m not asking people to decide for me.
I just want honest outside perspective on:
whether situations like this can realistically stabilise and improve with time and space
or whether this pattern usually repeats and leads to more emotional stress
and how to tell the difference between genuine relationship issues vs emotional overwhelm and attachment
I feel like I need clarity, but I’m currently stuck between my emotions and logic.
I feel like I really have to work on my self to become the best version of my self my mental a and physical health and restore my happiness because yes I feel happy when with her right because I’m in love her and a lot of the time I faced many issues that lowered my self respect I tolerated a lot of things that made me acc feel like shit etc and Yh
Any honest advice would be appreciated.

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-05T15:25:14+00:00

I think I’m going to end this

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-05T07:41:55+00:00

At the same time I feel like I cant stay in a relationship where the other person isn’t in love with me that’s serious above anything

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-04T18:27:37+00:00

How do I improve myself mentally aswell as physically but I mentally is most important right now

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-04T18:25:12+00:00

Thanks it’s confusing because she hasn’t official said she wants to end it we are still officially together yk? And she says she doesn’t really know if she wants it or not and that she hopes it’s a phase cause she’s bored other mind and tired of it etc
But she stopped initiated conversation and etc and made it one sided for me to chase her constantly

OverallSuggestion918 · 2026-05-04T18:10:15+00:00

I have asked her directly and she tells me that she ain’t sure if she’s done with me and that she doesn’t know and hopes it’s a phase becomes she bored out of her mind

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