Finals are extremely stressful, we all know this. You get a week off just to study for finals because of how important they are. Sometimes, a class might only have two grades, a midterm and a final, which determine your entire grade for that class. Those kinds of classes are the worst because if you have a bad day, your entire grade could be completely ruined. Obviously, finals are stressful to say the least and today I am not going to tell you how to study for them, mostly because I don’t know myself, I am going to tell you how to de-stress after taking your finals.
One very important thing to do once you finished all your finals is to find a cute dog or cat and just cuddle with them and pet them. Now I know some schools actually bring in puppies to the school during finals week, but unfortunately, mine does not so I have to cuddle after. If you do go to a school like that, you are extremely lucky and you should definitely take advantage of that. It is actually proven that cuddling with puppies relieves stress so I am not just making this up. So now that you know about this, go find yourself a puppy and forget about your finals.
Another great way to relieve stress after finals is just watching a bunch of Netflix. Now I know what a lot of you are going to say, “But that’s what I did during finals week too.” I have two things to say to that; one, me too, and two, it’s never a bad idea to watch more Netflix and also, you won’t have the stress of obligations looming over you now. I would suggest pick a new series and binge watch it in your own room again now that you actually have a room to yourself and privacy.
I know some people like to exercise to relieve and yeah that might be a good idea, but I am perfectly content with watching some TV or Netflix. In all seriousness though, exercise is definitely another great way to relieve stress.
One thing that most definitely will not make you less stressed is checking your grades to see if your professors put in your finals. This causes major anxiety and even more stress at that - I know from experience. Constantly checking your grades is something nobody can help doing after taking finals, but maybe just try to do it a few days after you take your finals because professors are busy, they are not going to have everything graded after a couple hours.
I know most of you probably stayed up really late during finals week, studying for the tests and of course that is not healthy but you want to pass so you just told yourself you would catch up on sleep later, right? Well now is that time, sleep, sleep a lot. You no longer have any obligations for a whole month so why not catch up on all the sleep you missed and just sleep away. Finals are done, guys, so sleep, watch Netflix, cuddle with some dogs, and relax.
