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What is 'study stress'?
Being a student can be very stressful for many different reasons.
One of the pressures is the many deadlines and assessments,
particularly if you find it difficult to study, or if you
have to fit studying into a busy life which might include
working and/or looking after a family.
Study stress can creep up on you without you realising. The
danger signals include:-
- Spending
so much time on your college/university work that you lose
touch with friends and forget how to enjoy yourself
- Becoming
short-tempered and impatient with family and friends
- Finding
it hard to switch off : sleeping badly
- Becoming
anxious and/or getting things out of proportion
- Working
long hours but not seeming to achieve or complete very much
- Setting
very high standards for yourself so that you're never satisfied,
always feel you have to do more, and that you will never
do as well in the next assignment or exam
What
helps with study stress?
If you think you may be suffering from study stress there
are people and ideas which can help. Colleges and universities
have systems for providing students with support - there is
information about this. CLICK here?
- Learning
support may be available
- There
may be a Counselling service
- You
will probably have a personal tutor
- There
may be medical services or mental health support
- There
may be other students ('peer support') who can listen, help
and give advice
Other
things which may help…
Making sure you get the right information about your assignments,
coursework, reading lists, deadlines
Planning
and prioritising - remembering that your life should have
a balance, and you need to plan in times for fun and relaxation
- you will work more effectively if you do
Looking
after yourself - eating properly, planning your working times
so you sleep properly, and getting enough exercise, will all
help you to study more effectively
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links
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