Best the Stress

Without a doubt, stress is a guaranteed companion for all college students. Classes are very demanding and some assignments can feel impossible to accomplish. These are methods on how to relieve stress, not avoid stress. Here are a few tips that can be used to help decompress the stress:

• Relaxation Exercises- When thinking of how difficult the work is, sometimes it is best just to stop and take deep breaths. Just empty your mind of all the craziness in school and give yourself a few minutes of relaxation. Then give yourself time to organize your thoughts.
• Listen to Your Favorite Music- Listening to music is a way of momentarily taking your mind of the over whelming assignment and allowing you to listen to a pleasant sound to your ears. It gives you a break from the project, decreasing stress.
• Talk/Write it out- Keeping things bottled up is not considered healthy, and it causes an increase in stress. If you have someone who you feel you can talk to, a friend or perhaps a family member, and you know they are willing to listen to you, just talk to them about the stress in school. Or if you have a journal, write down your emotions, without a care in the world. Either way, some outlet can greatly decrease your stress.
• Exercise- Exercising is a healthy way to relieve tension. It is good for your heart and gives another outlet in stress relief.
• Come back Later- When your doing an assignment that has taken up a lot of time and you feel like you cannot finish it, just take a break from it for a while. You could take a break from working altogether. Or you could work on another project, whether it is doing laundry, or work on an assignment in another course. Doing another project entirely can allow you to set aside the stress of the assignment and when you return to it, you could possibly have a better view on how to accomplish the task.