Wherever you may be at – med school, law school, college – you would be dealing with a lot of stress. Deadlines here and there, an early-morning class, part-time jobs, and this does not even include personal problems such as a non-existent social life. Stress is a reality, and it would always be around you. The true successful student is one who copes with all the stress factors. Here are some things you should read, if you are at your wits’ end.
Sources of stress
It’s important that you identify the things around you that cause stress. Find out if any of the following bring about a stressful day: so many requirements to complete, financial worries, bad eating habits, bad sleeping habits (including insomnia), and problems balancing family life and studies.
What to do when you’re stressed out
The number one answer to relieve oneself from stress is to rest. By resting, I do not mean cutting classes so that you could sleep for 18 hours in the dorm. Between classes and your personal study time, schedule time to rest. Think of power naps, that or a half-hour recess in the cafeteria doing nothing could rejuvenate you.
When your migraine is acting up, it is probably your body’s way of saying that it needs a breather. So why not take a lazy stroll on the college grounds. Another way to beat stress is to find a hobby. It could be any of the following (these are just examples from a million possiblities): an exercise routing, being part of the varsity chess team, taking up painting, doing jigsaw puzzles. Doing these things may not erase your deadlines for the academic papers, but it keep you from worrying too much. This way, you feel refreshed and prepared to do the looming tasks. Just make sure that your academic requirements do not suffer because you are spending too much time in that hobby.
Feelings of inadequacy result from stress; check yourself that it is not happening to you. Be confident. You may not be an Einstein, but remember that you have been accepted in your college or university by a group of discerning admissions officers. They believe that you can do it (being a responsible student notwithstanding all pressures), and if they believe in you, you should have faith in yourself.
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