How to feel better:

🌈 clean your space 

🌈 eat something healthy

🌈 listen to your favorite music

🌈 drink water

🌈 take some rest & sleep

🌈 breathe

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As a person living with GAD for several years, I understand that anxiety can sometimes make studying seem like a daunting task. It can be discouraging when brain fog or ruminating thoughts don’t let you concentrate on your school work, so here are some tips to help you deal with it:

1. Take care of your basic needs

Have you been drinking enough water? Have you eaten properly? Have you taken your meds and supplements? Not having your basic needs met can make your anxiety symptoms worse. Also, it has been proven that even mild dehydration can impair mood and cognitive function (x,x). Aim to drink around 2 liters / half a gallon of water each day, eat a balanced diet, rich in vegetables and fruits, and try to limit caffeine intake, as it interferes with sleep and may worsen your anxiety.

2. Don’t leave it to the last minute

Sometimes the course material seems so extensive that you seem to not know where to start. You may be tempted to leave studying for another day, but procrastinating can only offer short term relief. In the long run, the material is just going to keep pilling up, and leaving everything to the last minute only causes more stress. Start early and start small. Aim to study a bit every day. If you like to use the pomodoro technique, try completing 1 or 2 pomodoros each day.

Pomodoro technique 101 by @werelivingarts​ here

3. Try mindfulness

By focusing your attention on the present moment, mindfulness can counteract rumination and worrying. That helps you reduce anxiety and it can be easier to focus on a present task. Mindfulness takes practice, but at the same time any activity, like eating, walking, or listening to music, can become mindful by focusing on the present moment.

If you want to give mindfulness a try, here are some free apps you can start with:

Smiling Mind iOS | Android Medito iOS | Android UCLA Mindful iOS | Android Healthy Minds iOS | Android Plum Village iOS | Android

4. Talk to someone

Talking to friends and family about your symptoms can sometimes help to better manage them, but if you don’t feel comfortable talking to someone you’re close with, talking to someone on campus may be a good alternative.

Many colleges offer resources to help students deal with anxiety and stress. Check around your campus for resources like academic advising, peer counseling, and an on campus mental health provider.

More resources:

Tricks from Therapists on How to Deal with Anxiety

10 Ways to Reduce College Stress

Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

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I love how it’s canon that the average citizen just thinks Dabi is an annoying angsty bitch with daddy issues.

Dabi: “The past never forge—“

Everyone:

21/10/2020

it's taken me this long but here are some pics of my current desk!! hate there's no wall behind it but the sunlight is nice I guess

in the past, i had to prepare for several exams by self-studying for long hours at home, so over the years i’ve learned the best ways to adapt to this situation, which i now present in this little infographic. i hope it can ease some of the pressure! 💜