How to Beat the Stress of the School Year by Sarah Diop

Test Anxiety

sarahdiop — 2024-09-05 17:35:45 UTC

This video is incredibly relatable to me and many other students. Tests would always make me incredibly anxious, even though I normally did well on them. The anxiety I got before a test made me skip the test altogether, and killed my grade in the class. Test anxiety is avoidable if you become more comfortable with tests. The speaker in this video describes how doing things like recreating the test environment, and changing your perspective can change how you approach tests.

Being Overwhelmed

sarahdiop — 2024-09-05 17:48:40 UTC

As an early college student who takes any opportunity I can to keep "sprinting", this video says just what I need to hear. My joy and happiness is a priority. Relaxing and being unproductive is okay. You can always start running again if you stop. Learning to say no, and picking up small beneficial habits help people have less on their plate.

Staying Motivated To Work

sarahdiop — 2024-09-05 17:49:50 UTC

Motivation is something I struggle with a lot throughout school. Knowing I need to work but having no motivation causes me incredible amounts of stress. Being more active in classes from the start is the best way to keep your motivation. Not wanting to disappoint your professors, and keeping your classroom attitude consistent is a motivator to keep working. Keeping your workload low is another way to stay motivated, doing extracurriculars just for the recognition may not help as much as keeping all your focus on more important things.

Parent's View on School Stress

sarahdiop — 2024-09-05 18:02:09 UTC

While this article is speaking to the parents of stressed out students, the tips are applicable to all. Not being overscheduled, making sure to get lots of sleep and still have fun are seemingly simple solutions to school stress.

10 Stress Management Tips

sarahdiop — 2024-09-05 18:06:03 UTC

This article goes over ways to prioritize yourself and relieve stress. rather than fixing the stressors, it recommends taking more time for yourself and doing things like yoga and reading.