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10 Ways To Destress During Finals Season

We've all been there

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10 Ways To Destress During Finals Season
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We all know the feeling when you've got two weeks left of school, but you need two months for the amount of work you still have to do. It can feel overwhelming--and that's okay. It is perfectly normal to be overwhelmed by this. We need to stop denying the fact that yes--college can be a good time, but it is also really hard sometimes (especially during finals). Here are a few things you can do to de-stress during this upcoming finals season:

1. Find your playlist

My personal fav is called "Your Favorite Coffeehouse" on spotify

2. Download a meditation app

I really like one called "headspace"

3.  Go to the gym

It's proven to reduce anxiety

4. Clean your room on your study break

There's nothing more relaxing that coming home to a clean room

5. Remind yourself that it's only a test/paper

Ten years from now, you won't even remember it

6.  Go to Starbucks to study for a change of scenery

And treat yo self to a fancy Christmas drink

7. Take a hot shower

And use this time to focus on nothing

8. Remind yourself that this will all be worth it one day

Because hard work always pays off

9. Plan something to look forward to for when finals are over

It's easier to work hard when you're working toward something specific

10.  Take a deep breath

Because it's going to be okay

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