1. BREATHE
Breathe. Seriously, stand still for a moment and breathe thoroughly and calm down. Go into a bathroom stall, close your eyes and clear your mind. You won’t be able to think properly if your mind is chaotic.
2. THINK THROUGH YOUR SITUATION
Think through the problem, then map out a plan so you can deal with it. I personally have a habit of overwhelming myself (I’m sorting it out though!), other things that have a clear solution. For example, in Chemistry class, we had to sort out our folders into the correct order according to the syllabus. So I did it at home thinking I’d get it out of the way, but when I got to class, I a) found out I’d done it all wrong and b) found out that I’d manage to lose a whole section worth of notes for my exams. Now you can see why I’d be stressed. I wanted to revise Chemistry over the holidays and I’d lost half of my work and the rest was in the wrong order?! Well, I could feel my eyes stinging and I just wanted to break down and cry … but I didn’t. Instead, I breathed, calmed down, and realised that my friends were doing the same thing just in a different class. So, I photocopied their folder and managed to have a nice, neat, organised folder ready for revision during the holiday’s. You can do it too. Just think through it and keep calm. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.
3. TALK ABOUT IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE
If your mind is still very puzzled after trying to think for a solution on your own, talk about it with someone you trust. Your parents, your close friends, maybe even your favourite teacher. Talk about it, make it known that you are in trouble so it doesn’t pile on you and weigh you down.
4. DO IT.
Once you have a plan, do it. Don’t put it off, just do it. Simple as that.
HOW TO NOT GET STRESSED OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE
1. DO THINGS IN ADVANCE
If you have time on your hands, and you know that in History you’ll be reading x amount of pages and writing notes on those pages, then write up the notes in your spare time. You’ll be doing something productive, and you’ll be ahead of the class. You’ll be able to ask questions about your reading and notes, and you’ll get ahead of the work. Do things in advance! It feels so good, I promise you. I once made notes in History (not even deliberately) for four weeks worth of lessons. It felt incredible.
2. STAY ORGANISED
If you’re organised, and know where things are then you won’t get stressed out looking for them. Learn how to organise your folders, your notes, your work, your everything! An organised life is definitely a happy life.
3. DON’T LEAVE THINGS TILL THE LAST MINUTE
Please, please, please don’t do this. You’re just stirring up a hot bowl of stress soup. It won’t taste good. You’ll be all over the place. You’ll be worried, tired, nervous and you’ll probably end up crying, so just do things at the right time. Try getting into a habit of doing work on the day it’s set. I try and do it, and it’s just a relief to get things out of the way.
4. DON’T KID YOURSELF
I’ve managed to convince myself that I have revised for my exams properly when I didn’t, for three years. It stopped in year ten when I realised that revising is actually necessary. Don’t fool yourself into thinking your doing excellent work when you haven’t even opened the text book. You’re just making trouble for yourself, so when the time comes to show the work you’ve done, you won’t be able to. When you do something, do it properly.
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