It's winding down to the end of your first semester, and you can't help but think:

"Oh my gosh ! I have so much work to do, so much to study, bae is going to think I am ignoring him/her, I forgot to turn in this assignment, oh no is the teacher still going to accept it, should I even waste my time doing it? I can't go out with my friends because I need to get this work done, well two hours of fun won't hurt nobody, shit ! I missed the 11:59 deadline ugh this is killing me...is this really life?!?"

BREATHE...

In addition to being a reporter on my campus, I am also a peer counselor, and I notice that you are just experiencing a little stress and anxiety. Stress comes in four categories, If you want to know the understandable versions of stress, and want to know how to cope and finish the semester strong, read below:

Physical: Just a few symptoms include fatigue, headaches, and dizziness.

Emotional: anxiety, depression, anger, irritability, and fear.

Mental: having memory issues, confusion, experiencing a shorter attention span, and unhealthy sleep habits.

Behavioral: distancing yourself socially, over/under eating, having emotional outbursts, and noticeably talking more or less than before.

Now, if you're like me, you've just diagnosed yourself with one or more of the stress categories above. Relax, its fine. Below are things you can do to lessen that feeling of being overwhelmed towards the end of the semester:

Exercise, study in quiet locations, plan ahead, step away from the assignment for a while, set reminders for due dates and appointments, get a full 7-8 hours of sleep, watch comedies,avoid alcohol, play games, listen to music, paint, meditate, breathe, ask for help,and if you're spiritual- pray.

It's okay, stress is something that happens to us everyday, and we're allowed to take it one day at a time. For more information about how to deal with stress click below:

http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2014/03/12/how-to-deal-with-stress/

Help yourself and Someone else FINISH STRONG !