College can be hard. Between classes and internships and volunteering and friends and work and everything else, it's easy to get stressed out. Here are a few tips to help you stay sane.
1. Go to the gym
Put on that power playlist and workout every ounce of emotion and anxiety. For the duration of that workout, use your emotions to fuel your endurance and perseverance but don’t let your mind wander too much. Focus on bettering yourself opposed to feeding into whatever issues you’re working off.
2. Organize, list and plan out your classes and days
As and avid list maker and organizer, I can say from experience nothing makes me feel better than all my classes and extra-curriculars mapped out. It makes you feel less anxious seeing everything physically on a piece of paper of all your deadlines and exam days. You can see what you need to do in the moment opposed to being stressed about something that’s down the road.
3. Take a mental day, where you unplug from technology and just focus on you
Now for some people it sounds blasphemous to be completely unplugged from all things social media but at least get out of the stress filled environment and go out to eat with friends or explore around your college campus. Getting off campus and the mindset that comes with being on the college campus will give your mind a break which will help you feel relaxed. Treat yourself to a face mask, kick back and go out to ice cream. Overall, just take a step back.
4. Take a long nap
Sleep is a college student's best friend and worst enemy. Normally people in college don’t get nearly as much sleep as they should. So a nap can help restore the body and it's scientifically proven that if you get the recommended 8 hours, it can lower chances of depression, help improve your memory and just make you feel good.
5. Talk about it with someone else
Opening up to someone with whatever you’re feeling can just lift a weight off your shoulders. You will be surprised and realize you’re not alone and other people may be going through the same thing and you feel understood which helps put the mind at ease. Getting that sense of validation will do wonders and having someone give you nothing but honesty is what you need.
