Tuesday, September 9 @ 3:43 PM
Came back early today, too tired to stay back for the extra lessons. Anyway, since the examinations are coming and there is bound to be stress, I surfed the net for any websites on good stress management tips. That is, the proper way of relieving stress. Personally, I think most of these tips are true because I've tried them before. Now, what I wanna do is to try the other tips to see if it works, variety is good sometimes. It's always better to have more ways of relieving stress then just the same old few.(:
I've added my comments below, feel free to share your stress relieving tips on my tagboard!
1. Power Naps
Students, with their packed schedules, are notorious for missing sleep. Unfortunately, operating in a sleep-deprived state puts you at a distinct disadvantage. You’re less productive, you may find it more difficult to learn, and you may even be a hazard behind the wheel! Learn more about the effects of sleep deprivation and the value of the power nap; for busy students, it’s a must!
Comments: Well, this definitely works, sleep is the most important thing for a student. Insufficient sleep does not only affect your performance in school but also your mood, and health.
2. Visualizations
This one is easy, effective, and can help you to do better in school. Visualizations can help you calm down, detach from what’s stressing you, and turn off your body’s stress response. You can also use visualizations to prepare for presentations, to stress less and score higher on tests by vividly seeing yourself performing just as you’d like to.
Comments: This is one of the more rarely used ways of relieving stress for me. What this does is to put your mind into a relaxed state so as to relieve stress and to put aside your worries. Then, you envision yourself in any relaxing environment that you can imagine.
3. Exercise
One of the healthiest ways to blow off steam is to get a regular exercise program going. Students can work exercise easily into their schedules by doing yoga in the morning, walking or biking to campus, or reviewing for tests with a friend while walking on a treadmill at the gym. Starting now and keeping a regular exercise practice throughout your lifetime can help you live longer and enjoy your life more.
Comments: This if one of the best solutions for relieving stress. It can be as simple as doing exercises everyday or even playing basketball with your friends!
4. Breathing Exercise
When your body is experiencing a stress response, you’re often not thinking as clearly as you could be. A quick way to calm down is to practice breathing exercises. These can be done virtually anywhere to relieve stress in minutes, and are especially effective for reducing anxiety before or even during tests, as well as during other times when stress feels overwhelming.
Comments: An effective and quick way to calm yourself down. In addition, it can be done anywhere, at anytime.
5. PMR
Another great stress reliever that can be used during tests as well as before bed (to prepare for sleep), or at other times when stress has you physically ‘wound up’, is something called Progressive Muscle Relaxation, or PMR. This technique involves tensing and relaxing all muscles until the body is completely relaxed. With practice, you can learn to release stress from your body in seconds.
Comments: I've never tried this before, it seems like it'll work. o_O
6. Music
A convenient stress reliever that has also shown many cognitive benefits, music can help you to relieve stress and either calm yourself down or stimulate your mind as your situation warrants. Students can harness the benefits of music by playing classical music while studying, playing upbeat music to ‘wake up’ mentally, or relaxing with the help of their favorite slow melodies.
Comments: I totally agree with this! I can't live a day without music, it'll take away your stress in just a few minutes. Try listening to songs that you like, it will probably help more.
7. Staying Organized
It’s a fact that clutter causes stress, and can decrease productivity and even cost you money! Many students live in a cluttered place and even have cluttered study areas, and this can have negative effects on grades. One way to reduce the amount of stress that you experience as a student is to keep a minimalist, soothing study area that’s free of distractions and clutter. It’s worth the effort!
Comments: This is true, it's only when you have the space and a peaceful environment, that you'll be able to study well.
8. Eat Right
You may not realize it, but your diet can either boost your brain power or sap you of mental energy! While a healthy diet isn’t generally thought of as a stress management technique or a study aid, it can actually function as both! Read more on the consequences of a poor diet, and learn how to relieve stress with a healthy diet. It takes virtually no extra time, and can keep you from experiencing diet-related mood swings, light-headedness and more.
Comments: I didn't know that a healthy diet can help you relieve stress. =/
9. Self Hypnosis
Students often find themselves ‘getting very sleepy’ (like when they pull all-nighters), but—all kidding aside—self hypnosis can be an effective stress management tool and a power productivity tool as well. With it, you can help yourself release tension from your body and stress from your mind, and plant the seeds of success in your subconscious mind with the power of autosuggestion. Learn how to use self hypnosis for stress management now.
Comments: This is similar to 'Visualizations'.
10. Positive Thinking and Affirmations
Did you know that optimists actually experience better circumstances, in part, because their way of thinking helps to create better circumstances in their lives? It’s true! The habit of optimism and positive thinking can bring better health, better relationships, and, yes, better grades.
Comments: I can see this in someone. (: (*hints*)
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I'm someone who is shy, especially towards girls because all my life I've been studying in a all boys school. I only have a brother and almost all of my cousins are guys too, so I can't help it (: However, I really open up when I know my friends well enough, we'll do things together, have fun together and maybe even study together? haha
