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Not handling your stress can create even more problems for you down the road. Whether you are avoiding it because you think that it will go away and that no one care, nobody seems concerned or you are trying to handle it but can’t seem to tame it, use this article to help you confront, express, and manage your stress.

“When we are in distress and lack feelings of safety, our thinking brain is hijacked by our emotional limbic system and we move into primitive drives to fight or flight,” says Casey Radle, LPC.

1. Recognize and Evaluate the Sources of Your Stress

You won’t be able to handle your stress if you don’t know where it is stemming from. Take a look at your life and make a list of all of the things that are contributing to the way that you are feeling. Now, look at your list. Is there anything on that list that seems easily manageable? Is there anything on that list that may be a little more difficult to resolve? Make another list but this time make it a list of resolutions for each of the areas in your life that are causing you stress. You will now have a list of your stressors and a list of actions that you can take to help eliminate or lessen the stress in your life.… Read the rest...

Few people who are working or studying will be able to complain about having too much free time on their hands. One of the distinguishing characteristics between successful people – “success” being a word that means very different things to different people – is good time management, which also means planning your relaxation time in order to get the most out of it.… Read the rest...

Every student who wants to perform well experience exam stress. It is inevitable in education life.

Source: anxiety.org

With huge syllabus and curriculum to follow and the immense pressure of family and teachers to meet, exam time is the worst time in student life. According to Elizabeth York, M.Ed, LPC, LMFT “An understanding of the basics of stress management may help.” … Read the rest...