Try not to care so much, that seems to be my tactic. Either that or care too much so that you overprepare. I find you only stress when you under prepare.
Try not to care so much, that seems to be my tactic. Either that or care too much so that you overprepare. I find you only stress when you under prepare.
Really? I handed one of my essays in a week early and I'm still stressed about it... not to the point of fishing it out of the deposit box and re-checking it though. But it's still there swimming happily with the fellow stress fish/assorted stress sea creatures.
What I do is tell myself that I'm doing the best I can and that no matter what happens I can't put myself down, even if I get a bad outcome. If I do, it can be done again (if it can) and I should remain happy.
Also, I constantly praise myself for the smallest efforts, ha ha!
People also help with with praising too, it's a bit lame, but it calms me.
I get symptoms such as: severe twiching of the body, insomnia, increase heart rate randomly, sickness (sometimes vomit because of it), outbursts/moments of panic, and I often get ill (I've had the flu and tonsillitus twice).
So, it's not happy times for me sitting through exams when I feel like my face is going to drop off and my head is swelling up, ha ha.
Anyways, I've tried many ways to cope with it - people saying "Don't stress about it" or "Try not to care" don't help me in any way. If I COULD, I WOULD!!!!
But my technics help me, if I get worked up.. I just breathe and tell myself good things, as I mentioned before. I shut it out of my head, I work damn hard and I never forget it either!!
Also, I watch a good animation (Drawn Together, Dexter's Lab, etc...) because they amuse me/cheer me up if I'm doing revision but start feeling bad. I always need a distraction. Radio, whatever. When doing hardcore-last-minute-revision, I never have anything on though.
But that's just all what works for me.
OH! BUT! Sometimes, I want a distraction because I am unmotivated - this is bad and I often give into these - I don't actually realise I do it half of the time. This year, I'm in a lot more realisation, so I can help it. But I learnt not to feel guilty about it 'cause soon I'll be motivated to work more again. I try to talk to people about my studies too, to help motivate me to do my best.
[Sigh] I don't even get this stressed over anything but exams.
Really? I handed one of my essays in a week early and I'm still stressed about it... not to the point of fishing it out of the deposit box and re-checking it though. But it's still there swimming happily with the fellow stress fish/assorted stress sea creatures.
You obviously care so much it overpowers your preparedness Haha. Erm, try not to care as much Or have more confidence in yourself. The only reason your worrying I would presume is because your not sure if you've done it well enough.
Fact is, its done, over, whats the point in worrying/stressing about it now? A wise man once said "if a problem can be solved, whats the point in worrying about it? If this problem cannot be solved, why worry about it?"
Worrying/stressing doesn't help anyone, you will always do better if you don't do it.
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Stress and coping mechanisms
Re: Stress and coping mechanisms
that and forcing myself to exercise
I just get more wound up and end up slamming my laptop lid down.
