Dealing with Stress !!

Stress and college life sometimes seem inseparable. But they don't always have to be "joined at the hip." The five biggest causes of college stress are: peer pressure, competition, separation from family, freedom, and choosing a major/career.

The first step in dealing with college stress is to identify what is stressing you out. Is it exams?, papers, etc. Then try to develop a plan to lower your stress on the subject.

Here are a list of ideas that may help reduce your stress level at college.

* Make a list of everything you need to do the next day each night before you go to bed. This may help you get a good night's rest, which will not only relieve stress, but also help you stay organized and eliminate that last minute frantic feeling.

* Put things on a list that you can accomplish. If your list is unreasonable it will end up making you less productive.

* Try spreading out assignments over a certain amount of time. This way you'll feel less overwhelmed when it's crunch time.

* Get some help if you're feeling stressed about a difficult assignment. Speaking to a professor, teacher's assistant, or tutor may give you a useful confidence boost.

* Set some time aside for yourself whether you need some 'alone' time or you want to be with your friends.

* Try deep breathing exercises to help you relax and clear your mind.

* Don't be so hard on yourself!
ALSO,

Stress mostly boils down to self management. It is up to the invididual to control their stress and how their body reacts to their currently life situation that might be causing tension. It is important to not overlook the problem or the symptoms that result from stress, but rather recognize the importance of returning to their personal equalibrium in order to be an effective worker in their variety of responsibilities. One article suggested that meditation and relaxation in the moment is one of the best ways to deal with stress.
1. Time: Many find that learning how to get into a deep relaxation resolves stress. In stressful moments, it is helpful to be able to take that ability to relax deeply and create it in one minute.
2. Place: Individuals should learn how to find relaxation in any sort of atmostphere or place.
3. Element: Stressed individuals should learn how to relax all parts of their body despite the differing activities they are involved in.
4. Size: Inidivudals should learn to remember to relax. Take the times that their mind are unoccupied and use those times to practice relaxation meditative techniques.