Finishing a semester of college feels like you've been run over a truck on the highway at least 12 times. You're exhausted both physically and mentally from finals, you begin to question everything, and you feel like a shell of the person you used to be. Everything in your life feels like its in shambles and you have no idea how to glue everything back together.
As a college student who's currently going through this right now, I understand how easy it is to feel stuck and defeated after a grueling few weeks of putting in all of your hard work into finals and projects. However, if you're done with finals and need to recover from the emotional and physical pain you experienced, here are a few tips on how to make everything sane again.
1. Invest in some candles
Candles (or any kind of aromatherapy) are perfect for helping you feel relaxed and calm, which is something that you'll need after all of the studying and stressing out you've been doing.
2. Get some exercise
Normally I'd be against doing any physical movement after a torturous week of finals, because all I want to do is lay in bed and be lazy for the next two weeks. But getting exercise is actually a great way to relieve some of the stress and will make you feel 10x more refreshed than you were originally.
3. Have a Netflix binge
Now that your life isn't dedicated to studying, catch up on your favorite shows that you've missed out on due to preparing for finals.
4. Do nothing and sleep
After a stressful week of finals, we all deserve the time to absolutely do nothing and just sleep in bed. Put your phone on do not disturb, curl up in your favorite soft blanket, and nap throughout the entire day if you have to.
5. Eat out at your favorite restaurant, or order in your favorite foods
You deserve it, so order your favorite dish and eat at a reasonable hour for the first time in a few weeks, since your body is probably used to having dinner ordered to the library at 11 PM at night.
7. Celebrate
Let off all the steam that you've built up and celebrate being done with tests and exams for the semester.
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