Exam season can be a bit of an emotional rollercoaster and there’s nothing worse than feeling completely overwhelmed and stressed out when you’re studying for exams, especially when you know that once it’s over, summer begins! I, personally am an angry person when I get stressed (and a bit of a carb loader). So I’ve got 5 tips that you might find useful for dealing with the stress of the exams ahead.
I am a lover of lists, it really relaxes me knowing that I have a written structure of my tasks, plus there’s nothing better than being able to cross a task off of your list once it’s been completed (nerd alert!). Other ways of maintaining a good level of organisation could be making sure that your notes are in the correct order, or making cue cards.
If you’re feeling really overwhelmed by stress, the best thing you can possibly do is talk to someone about how you’re feeling. Mum and Dad might not understand how you’re feeling but I’ll bet they can say some pretty reassuring things to make you feel better, and if you speak to your friends you’ll be very likely to find that they’re feeling exactly the same! Regardless of who you talk to, just talking about it takes the pressure off a little.
As one of my all time favourite things to do, I am more than happy to suggest to people that maybe they should take a nap when the tough gets going! On a serious note, keeping yourself well rested is really important in making sure that you don’t get yourself too stressed out, always allow yourself time to switch off and don’t let your revision consume you!
Exercise is probably the most effective way for me personally to deal with stress. Nothing beats releasing that pent up stress and anger than by going for a run, plus exercise is a great way to spend your time when you’re in need of a brain break!
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1. Healthy Eating
A healthy meal is a healthy mind and eating too many sugary, processed snacks can cause you to crash hard ruining your sleeping patterns and raising your blood pressure. Not only should you cut the junk food out, but also make sure that you are eating sufficient meals as loss of appetite is very common when feeling stressed or anxious.2. Organising Yourself
I am a lover of lists, it really relaxes me knowing that I have a written structure of my tasks, plus there’s nothing better than being able to cross a task off of your list once it’s been completed (nerd alert!). Other ways of maintaining a good level of organisation could be making sure that your notes are in the correct order, or making cue cards.
3. Talk To Friends/Family
If you’re feeling really overwhelmed by stress, the best thing you can possibly do is talk to someone about how you’re feeling. Mum and Dad might not understand how you’re feeling but I’ll bet they can say some pretty reassuring things to make you feel better, and if you speak to your friends you’ll be very likely to find that they’re feeling exactly the same! Regardless of who you talk to, just talking about it takes the pressure off a little.
4. Sleep
As one of my all time favourite things to do, I am more than happy to suggest to people that maybe they should take a nap when the tough gets going! On a serious note, keeping yourself well rested is really important in making sure that you don’t get yourself too stressed out, always allow yourself time to switch off and don’t let your revision consume you!
5. Exercise
Exercise is probably the most effective way for me personally to deal with stress. Nothing beats releasing that pent up stress and anger than by going for a run, plus exercise is a great way to spend your time when you’re in need of a brain break!
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