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Hey..I'm 15/f and I just have a lot of stress with homework, friends, boys, sports, basically everything a girl has to deal with proabaly plus more..what are some things that can help me deal with this stress? Because I usually go to bed at night saying stuff like oh I'll do it tomorrw, and I hope I studied enouf for this test or what ever. And I just have soo much to do I don't get a good nights sleep..so what are some things I can do to lower and relieve my stress and get more time to do things I want to and not study and do h.w all day/night

I know exactly what you mean. I used to suffer the exact same problem every evening.


Here's what you do.


Make a schedule for yourself every night when the workload is particularly bad. Plan out exactly what time you're going to do your work. For example, you might do your algebra problems from 5:30-6:00, depending on how fast you are. I'm hoping that you know yourself well enough to know how quickly you do your work.


If you're starting to panic and cry and get frustrated and think, "I WANT TO QUIT SCHOOL WAAHHHHH", take a break from your work, take a shower, eat some dinner, and listen to music. I swear it works wonders. Once you're relaxed, get back to your work, and I'm sure your mind will calm and ready to work.


When you've got a big long-term assignment, work on it a little each night instead of cramming it all before it's due. I bet you're not going to take that piece seriously, but I CANNOT emphasize how important it is! Listen....when I was in 6th grade, I had to do a lunar chart and record the phases of the moon every day of the month and add them up. I blew it off every night, so the day before the project was due.....I had nothing on my chart! I had to go searching through the library's newspaper archives for hours on end, adding and subtracting until my brain was turning into mush. I was up until 3:00 AM trying to finish it up at the last minute, and it was torturous. Whilst if I had taken 5 minutes out of every night to record the phase of the moon, it would've been easy. The moral of the story is: don't ever wait til the last minute! It saves a lot of stress and time that could be put into relaxing and having fun. Don't learn it the hard way.

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