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10 Tips To Avoid Stressing Out During The Semester

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Sep 05, 2018

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10 Tips To Avoid Stressing Out During The Semester

Andrea Ratiu

Fall semester has just begun, and stress levels are already starting to rise. Don't let school get the best of you: Follow these 10 tips to help you stay on top of the semester mentally and emotionally as well as academically.

Listen to music

This is my go-to method of calming down. Try disconnecting from the world for about 10 minutes and listen to slow, calm, classical music or nature sounds.

Drink tea

Cut out coffee for a while. Too much caffeine causes spikes in blood pressure, thus raising your heart rate. Instead, tea has about half the amount of caffeine that coffee does, and it has healthy amino acids which calm down the nervous system.

Do little assignments first

I tend to feel so much better about my workload if I get the assignments with less point value done first. This way, the easy things are knocked out, leaving you with more time to focus on larger projects.

Exercise

Even just for a few minutes, take a walk around the dorm, maybe take out the trash. You don't always have to go powerlifting to relieve stress as long as you get your blood flowing in one way or another.

Remember to breathe

BREATHE. Deep breaths oxygenate your blood, center your body and clear your mind.

Take large projects in small chunks

Sometimes you get a huge assignment and want to do it all at once. Slow down. A ton of times professors only want you at certain stages of the assignment and will grade the work periodically. Breaking the work up in chunks allows you to thoroughly tune out fine details before bringing the assignment together.

Stay hydrated

I often forget to eat or drink anything when I'm zoned out and tremoring in an actual blanket of stress. If you really can't eat, you better drink all the water you can. Being dehydrated can only make things worse, giving you a lightheaded sensation.

Take your time in the shower

This might be the only part of your day when you'll get to feel more relaxed than ever. Don't be afraid to spend more than five minutes in the shower and really savor the warm water and the sense of washing your worries away for a while.

Make time for sleep

Pulling all-nighters to get work done will only offset your full ability to perform well the next day. Get as much as you can done, and try to get at least 7 hours of sleep to recover from the day.

Remember your hard work pays off

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Let the future be your motivation and keep your sights set on the ultimate goal: Someday, you'll get your degree and (hopefully) land your dream job.

In the end, make sacrifices towards your path to success, but don't let them affect your mental and physical health to an unhealthy extreme. Sometimes you won't get more than five hours of sleep. Sometimes you forget to eat if it means getting that paper done. Recognize when you need a break, and take it. Even if it's just five minutes.

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10 Tips To Avoid Stressing Out During The Semester

Week one feels nothing like a syllabus week.

Listen to music

Drink tea

Do little assignments first

Exercise

Remember to breathe

Take large projects in small chunks

Stay hydrated

Take your time in the shower

Make time for sleep

Remember your hard work pays off

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The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

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It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

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18. How to be creative.

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