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10 Tips To Relieve Stress During Finals Week When You Wanna Call It Quits

It's that time of year again.

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10 Tips To Relieve Stress During Finals Week When You Wanna Call It Quits
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It’s that time of year again, folks. The school year is coming to an end, but finals are beginning. As we’re all preparing for the summer, we’re also preparing for something a little more important— finals. With that in mind, we also need to be giving ourselves some extra TLC so we don’t put our bodies into overdrive.

To manage the stress that finals bring, there are few tips that can help you get yourself out of your head for a little bit.

1. Exercise


I know you may be thinking “I barely have time to study for my finals, how will I have time to exercise?” The key thing is taking breaks between studying, and in that time you can have a little gym sesh.

2. Meditation/Yoga

This is a good way to get yourself to breathe, and just think (or lack thereof) of all good things in the world. Less stressing, more stretching.

3. Self care

Face masks, mani/pedi’s, a massage, or maybe all of the above? Show your body some love, give yourself a little time to not think about your tests, and just relax.

4. Nap

I’m not saying to sleep your day away, and pull an all-nighter to study. I’m saying if you’ve been studying for 3 hours, and your brain is frazzled maybe you should give your brain a little 40-minute rest.

5. Eat your favorite food

Whether it’s a snack or a 5-course meal, go ahead and treat yourself. You deserve it.

6. Shopping

Don’t spend all of your money in one day or buy your favorite shirt in every color. I’m just saying maybe buying yourself something you’ve wanted for a while might make you feel a little better, and give you a break from studying.

7. Watch your favorite show/movie

Obviously, it’s not the time to binge watch a show, but if you’ve been studying for a good portion of your day taking a little time to watch something that makes you happy won’t kill you or your GPA.

8. Listen to music

The best part about listening to music to relieve stress is that you can listen to it, and study at the same time. Double whammy. Finals got nothing on you.

9. A night out

A night out with friends is a great stress reliever, and doing it the night of your finals is not a good idea. The week or weekend before is a good way to give yourself some fun time before grind time.

10. Read a book

Another double whammy, reading makes you smarter and you get a break from reading stuff that makes your brain hurt.

There’s only a little more cramming left before we can stop worrying about school, but it’s important to remember to not over do it. These are just a few things that help some people get their minds off of studying for a little bit, and I think we all need that. Just remember: only a little left to go, you’re smarter than you think, and you got this!

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