How Students can Manage Stress in College

Students deal with stresses in college. When you are in college, you never know what challenge you will meet in the future. When you have completed your fees, you still have to face your assignments, class work, home work and your examination.


Everybody have their own unique war to fight in college. It could be school fees problem, it could be that you are struggling to get a good grade(while the money is there), may be you got yourself in a mess… you will always meet a challenge.

Some students keep thinking that they won’t be able to graduate from college, the list of the problem students experience in college is endless. But did you know that being stressed up can make you sick?

Stress and anxiety reduces your life span. There is a need to find a way to cope with it. In this note, I will share with you some handy tips that will help you manage stress in college.

Enjoy some time for yourself.

In college, you can be easily bugged down with a lot of troublesome activities. Parents back home may never get to understand what student pass through in their college life. You cannot stress yourself just because you are in college.

To cope with stress, find and enjoy some time for yourself. Do something like relaxing on your bed with some popcorn and listening to music, watching a movie, reading a novel, or writing. Just find time for yourself and enjoy it. You deserve it!

Spend time with your friends or roommates.

Human being is a social being, you can't just isolate yourself from others and expect everything to be ok with you. Everything is not going to be ok with you when you choose a lonely path.

Spending time with people you like, such as your roommates or friends can alleviate stress, especially when you guys are having a great time together. Don’t just be on your own, it doesn’t pay at all to be on your own…

Try to be an outgoing student.

See if there is a party coming up. If there is, try making plans to go to it. You will definitely have a lot of fun. 

Write in your diary.

Things you can write about include memories, what you are happy about, what you are looking forward to, and your feelings . Try to avoid writing what you are stressed about because doing so can get you more stressed up.

Play games with friends.

Playing games with friends or online games are helpful in getting rid of stress, because you are focused on a game.

Take a nap.

Sometimes, we need to relax or take a breathe to help alleviate stress. Anytime you are faced with a traumatic situation, take your time and take a deep breathe. In the midst of our problem lies a solution to it. You can't discover this solution by being anxious.

Play an active role in college.

Getting involved in so many activities in college can help you alleviate stress. It will make you forget about the problems that are causing you to stress out. When you have a lot going on in your life, you will only have a scrap of time for your troubles…

Share your experiences.

Anytime I feel like I am going through hell, I share the experience with somebody. Guess what? At the end of the day, I will realize that I am not alone. There are people who have actually been through worse situations and they are going through it.

Ask a roommate, friend, or family member for suggestions if you are stuck on what to do to relieve your stress. This will definitely work out for you.

Over to you. Know another tips on how students can manage stress in college?


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