Fellow students!
As most of you already know I am in my second year of TKK and English is my third language. So, as you can all imagine, my life is horrendously stressful at the moment. Doing SUK1 (at the English department) and SUK2 at the same time doesn't really make it easier ;)
June is the most exhausting month - I have at least three exams per week + several essays and presentations to prepare. So I came up with several techniques in order to not get a mental breakdown at the end of this semester! I strictly follow those rules even though it sometimes is tenting to do something else and just enjoy life like most of the others do.
I know that most of you are also stressed out at the moment, so I decided to share my relaxing methods with you - I hope it'll help you!
Firstly, you need to get 7 hours of
sleep per night. If I sleep less I feel tired all the next day and I can't concentrate as good as on other days. Of course this depends on your habits, but sleeping less than 7 hours is not healthy according to doctors. You should also try to go to sleep and to get up at the same time. Regular sleeping habits make getting up much easier in the morning - after doing this for some time you will even wake up at 6.30 on weekends.
Secondly, when under stress everybody needs
relaxing so she/he can get new energy. There are several possibilities if you want to calm down - you can just listen to some music or watch TV, lie down on a bed for several minutes and close your eyes (if you take a nap it should never exceed 20 minutes or you will feel outspent all day) or, my favorite relaxing method, just go for a long walk in the woods or near a lake. As I live next to the university I usually take a walk in Leechwald which is very tranquil and beautiful.
Taking a bath before sleeping also helps you to calm down and
reenergize. Of course you shouldn't do that every day as it consumes an enormous amount of water. If you have somebody who is willing to massage you, you should by all means seize the opportunity.
And last but not least,
food has an important impact on your health when you're stressed. Try to avoid caffeine and nicotine as your body is already stressed enough (even though it might seem tempting for some of you). Drinking lots of water is indispensable if you have to be concentrated for a long time. Concerning your choice of food, you should eat many vegetables and fruits as they contain lots of vitamins. Under stress one should in general keep a healthy diet as, or it least I heard so, the right food can relieve you from stress.
Well, these are the points concerning your studying environment which are rather exterior influences on your behavior under stress. You shouldn't forget that the most important processes take place in your head: if you don't have a
positive attitude towards studying and passing your exams, it is highly probable that you will eventually fail them.
Try to organize yourself (ok, I have to admit to not being a well organized person. I can't work with studying plans because I always do things in another way but hey, for me it works out). Writing
to-do-lists always helps and fixing certain goals for a day also seems to be reasonable.
The bottom line is that everybody has to find his own methods to deal with stress in these periods of time in order to achieve all goals set. I've tried to give you some advice and tell you about techniques that work for me - maybe this can inspire you ;) good luck and keep your chins up ;)
