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joe18
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# Posted: 19 Jun 2007 01:56
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Hello,
I'm a college student and I get stressed very easily. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Joe
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Vishal
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# Posted: 19 Jun 2007 05:04
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Hi Joe,
Here are some ways you can relieve stress:
Stay organized Get a planner so you can write down due dates and prioritize. Staying organized helps you keep focus so you can stop feeling overwhelmed.
Avoid procrastination Don't leave everything until the last minute. If you have a full course load you can't afford to fall behind in your work. Furthermore, many papers, presentations and exams are worth large portions of your final mark. Writing essays, putting together presentations, or studying for an exam the night before, can have a negative effect on your final grade. You can't afford to waste your time.
Learn to say "No" When you live on campus, you will find that there are many parties, functions and activities going on all the time which you can attend. You need to learn to say "No" to such events and put your education first. If you have an exam in a few days, you should be studying, not partying.
Prepare for class Do the readings and homework before your classes so you can participate during class and ask questions to improve your understanding of the material.
Take care of yourself Eat well, stay hydrated, exercise regularly and get a good night sleep. As much as you need to work hard for you education, you still need to take breaks and allow your body time to relax. Make sure you have fun on a regular basis.
Don't take on more than you can handle If you take on a full course load (5-6 courses), work, and engage in extra curricular activities, you're bound to burn out. If you must work in order to pay your way through college, consider taking fewer courses. Although this may mean you'll need to stay in school longer to get your degree, at least you won't run as high a risk of failing courses from over stressing your system.
Learn to laugh Having a good sense of humor and keeping a positive attitude will help you deal with whatever life throws at you.
Lastly, remember if you find yourself becoming overstressed and you can't achieve relief on your own, you should seek treatment from a professional.
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Dr_Broadland
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# Posted: 21 Jul 2007 10:30 · Edited by: Dr_Broadland
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Student Stress is one of the fastest growing type of stress, because of increasing world travel and prosperity in "the third world". People sometimes think of "bad things happening" as stress, but any unusual event is stressful. Leaving home for studies, thousands of miles away, is certainly very traumatic and any health worker in the University campuses of the affluent world knows that many of the foreign students are stressed.
New places, new friends , new experiences and challenges can all add up to a significantly increased amount of stress. Add to this the financial worries, interaction with alien culture, different type of educational system, etc., and you have the right soup for stress.
Many cope and get over it, but some do not., and even end up with depression. Health care workers have a difficult time separating out the mentally ill from the not so ill as the symptoms and manifestations often overlap.
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StressedOut
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2008 23:21
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As people have said, being more organized can help with stress especially student stress. Try to make yourself a schedule and loosely stick to it.
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TajviRAC
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2008 14:25
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hi all,
it's not about student stress only.
not only students are subject to these stress, actually people from al spheres of life have to undergo stress for some period of their life.
however, the nature of strudent stress is different due to the peculiarity of the subject.
do u know about any particular medicine?
taj
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drgc_mehta
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# Posted: 20 Mar 2009 09:21
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Hi JOE!
lovely tips by Vishal. should be very helpful to all. as Vishal said, three most important points :
1.setting up of PRIORITIES / Goals.
2.TIME MANAGEMENT & PLANNING
3. Regularize your routine.
other tips are :
1.POSITIVE AND POSSIBILITY THINKING
2. AMBITIONS-be reasonable with them.
3. HONESTY & COMMITMENT
4. Focus on what you do.
5. accept CRITICISM. Learn the diff betw Feed-back & Criticism.
6. If u r wrong, recognize and accept.
7. To be stress free & for better tomorrow, do today's work superbly
8. NO COMPARISION / NO JELOUSY. do you best.
9. Do not try to be a "WINNER" all the times. Avoid following "NO
MISTAKE" Syndrome.
I hope, these tips will help JOE.
DR. G. C. Mehta
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wiselee
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2009 07:04
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Hi Joe18,
I think you have to define the source of your stress. At your age, I would assumed that you having very less time to do a lot of reserach and studies? Then, learn to manage your time effectively!All the best!
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MrBrittian
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2009 22:05
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Hi, What worked for me was learning how to set priorities and accomplish tasks before the last minute. The more you allow work to pile up on you, the more stressed you become. Hopefully this helps 
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innermostself
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# Posted: 27 Aug 2009 21:10
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Hi Joe;
Many have already said a lot of good things/points to help you with your situation. So I will not repeat except to point out/List some areas for you to contemplate and ask yourself very deep questions about.--These include
Why are You So Stressed Out?
What Are You doing to Block Behaviors That Keep Your Stress Alive?
Are You Suffering from Stress or Anxiety?
Panic Attacks?
Have You Tried Calming Yourself with Visualization?
The Use of Music to Beat Stress?
Stress Management Exercisesand Regimes?
Educate yourself about Stress, Anxiety, Panic Attacks etc.
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Kell
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# Posted: 18 Sep 2009 04:48
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I work with students everyday in the area of the stress management, and what I mainly see is that procrastination is the main thief of a student's time.
There are plenty of ways to get over procrastination, such as writing a pros/cons list, breaking the task down into more manageable tasks, rewarding yourself for getting things done, and good time management (mainly around studying).
Good luck and remember to plan your work (at the semester level to get the helicopter view, then at the weekly level and down to the day level) and then work your plan.
All the best
Kell
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