Set realistic goals, and congratulate yourself as you achieve each one. Test yourself regularly. Use memory aids - coloured pens, rhymes and pictures. Try to link ideas and themes. Draw linking diagrams.
Ice See how linking generates more ideas and memories than linear representation.
Try to eat healthily and cut down on coffee and stimulants. Think of yourself as a star athlete needing nourishing and care. Be good to yourself - you are doing well, you are in control. You will do well. Use regularly the relaxation techniques you've learnt.