| Most people have had to deal with a stressful exam | | | | simply go outside and take a few deep breathes. |
| or test at some point in their lives. As a student in | | | | Please, do not watch TV or go on the computer at |
| high school, college or university, an individual is | | | | your break as it will increase your headache. |
| constantly required to deal with the stress and the | | | | 3. Try to self meditate. Just sit in a comfortable |
| pressure of important tests and exams. | | | | position or even lie down. Think about the result you |
| Here are some techniques to help dealing with a | | | | would like to accomplish on your test, think why you |
| stressful test: | | | | want to accomplish it. Take deep breathes and just |
| 1. Study, study, study. Sounds pretty simple? Well, | | | | RELAX. Do this before studying to clear your head |
| most of the stress is coming from the uncertainty of | | | | and concentrate. |
| your knowledge or skill. For example professional | | | | 4. Eliminate all distractions. Studying in the same time |
| boxers train very hard before every fight. So they | | | | as checking Facebook, Twitter, listening to music, |
| are not stressed on the day of the fight. They | | | | talking to your friends, ect. could be extremely |
| simply know that they did whatever was possible to | | | | stressful as you would need to read the same |
| prepare for the fight. Study before the exam and | | | | sentence 3 times and still not be able to understand |
| make sure that you did whatever was possible to | | | | it. |
| prepare yourself for it. | | | | 5. Don't make things more important than they really |
| 2. Take breaks. Don't kill yourself studying without | | | | are. See it as it is. The test is not the most important |
| breaks. After long hours of reading and remembering | | | | thing in your life. Even if you do get a lower result |
| things your brain WILL need a short break. | | | | than expected nothing to worry about. It is not the |
| Headaches are common among the signs of brain | | | | end of the world and you didn't start a war. Life is |
| exhaustion. Take a walk in the park, go for a jog or | | | | good. |