Stress Management

College students everywhere all experience stress, especially towards the end of the semester. As the semester begins to wind down, papers, exams, and projects all seem to be due around the same time. Dealing with stress is very important because stress can significantly impact a students ability to simple tasks such as write a paper or study for an exam. Students often feel crammed and overworked due to high stress factors in everyday college life.

Stress management has been very important to me because I often feel like I have everything due the same day. For me to be able to take a break from studying or writing a paper allows me to come back to the assignment much more fresh and relaxed. This week for SOC 305, I had paper due on Tuesday that I did not start until Monday night. I was very stressed when writing this paper but by using the 10 min vacation strategy I found that I was very refreshed when I came back to writing the paper. Instead of trying to cram the essay and finish as fast as I could, I took my time and took breaks often. For SPA 102, I had an exam on Thursday and I found that by studying gradually over the week allowed me to retain more information instead of just cramming the night before. I was very stressed for this exam because I know I need to do good on the exam in order to get a grade I will be happy with. I found that by controlling my stress I was able to study much better because I wasn't cramming and I felt a lot less under pressure.

Stress is something that effects student and people worldwide. In order to deal with stress people must accept the stress and find ways to deal with it. I found that video games, T.V., Internet, and talking to my friends was the best way for me to deal with my stress. Hopefully in the future I will be able to cope with my stress and avoid the negative effects.