Making studying

stress-free

Eliminating Stress

Taking Care of Mental

Health

THREE

PARTS:

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.

If this is particularly difficult for you, start

trying to be positive in just 10 minute increments. When you wake up in the morning, think of a few things you're excited about and grateful for to put you in an upbeat

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