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The school year can be hard on anyone.
Academic stress can build upon self-esteem
issues, your family, friends and even yourself.
When not taken care of, your performance
suffers, your morale suffers, and life just suffers.
Instead of being on the brink of a constant freak
out, grab life by the horns and get to relaxing. It
may be easier than you think.
THREE
PARTS:
Making studying
stress-free
Eliminating Stress
Taking Care of Mental
Health
Learn to manage your time efficiently.
Get organized.
Take 15 minutes to put
everything where it needs to be
and organize it so you
remember.
Everything you need should
always be within arm's reach,
not everything you have.
Study earlier.
Studies say that meditation can help students stay focused when
studying. Not only will meditation help you concentrate when studying but it will help reduce pre-exam stress as it improves both mental and
physical health.
Divide everything into chunks to make it more manageable.
Study for 30 minutes each night all week. If you try to attack too
much at one time, your brain will just sort of shut down, the information won't be as
effectively processed, and your morale will be worn out to boot.
Stay realistic.
If you're trying to do it all, you may need to take a step back and abandon an
extra-curricular or two. School is hard enough as it is – you can't be an athlete, a musician, an ambassador, a volunteer, and a thespian on top of it. What's one thing you could live without? The extra
free time may make everything else that much easier.
Eliminating Stress
Evaluate the
source.
Peer-induced stress. This is when stress comes from your classmates. It could be because you feel they're outperforming you, you feel you're just different from them and won't be accepted, or even
because they're bullies.
Parent-induced stress. This happens when your parents don't make reasonable demands of
you and your academic performance. They are constantly harping on you to get better grades
and be an ideal student.
Teacher-induced stress. This occurs when
you don't jive with a teacher, or when you feel
like your teachers are disapproving. Hopefully
only occurs with one teacher, but it could
with many.
Self-induced stress. This kind of
stress comes from the inside. You've put
demands on yourself to try to be "good
enough" or "valuable" in your own mind. This
can be one of the easiest and hardest types of stress to
tackle.
Get rid of the source (as much as possible).
Talk to your counselor.
Start thinking positively.
Spend time doing something you love.
Everyone needs a passion to keep their inner fire
burning strong. We all need something that makes
us happy. If life is all work on no play, you'll be
on a one-way ride to misery and self-resentment.
So make whatever it is you love a priority. When
what you love is a part of your life, everything
else that's stressful can just fall into the
background.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Keep a routine.
Do your brain a favor and stick to the same routine every school day. Get home, grab a
snack, sit down to study, take a Facebook break, sit down to study some more, and then go party
like it's the weekend.
Keep a schedule
Keep a schedule
Write down everything you need to do
Get enough sleep.
Exercise regularly.
Exercising at least 30 minutes a day
help alleviate stress, tension, and boost confidence.
Make time for fun, too
