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STRESS TO THE MAX
16/F
Well, I am currently a junior in high school and my schedule is jammed packed. I go to work (i tutor), go home to do my homework and if by some miracle, make it to bed before 2:30 in the morning and then wake up at five for early morning classes. I am currently taking: AP US History (early morning), Honors Chemistry, Accounting, Honors Algebra 3, Spanish 3, Band and Honors English.
So my question is, how do I deal with all the stress...or I guess, what are some ways to deal with the stress besides what I do...which is tone everything out while drawing, listening to music that really doesn't help my situation (Getting Away With Murder by Papa Roach) and just sitting somewhere and balling like a baby. I need other ways to deal with this, and my mind is drawing a blank. Thanks in advance.
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stressed to kill
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Wow, I'd sure as heck be stressed out too. Try to open up your schedule. You need to find a balance between work and play. Because I guarantee that hanging out with friends with help relieve stress. Maybe try skipping the tutoring? If you can. And assign a saturday or sunday just for you. Get your gal pals and get a manicure and massage. Ask to take a day off from work and just relax.
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Wow. You are pretty stressed. What I suggest is to go to the library, yeah i know how dorky, and getting out a few books on meditation. Seriously, it sounds liek the dumbest thing in the world, but it actually does work. Take even 10 minutes out of your stressed day to get in the meditation and a nice bath. Put on some classical music while you're in the bath, not angry music. It works
Good luck.
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do some relaxation exercises, like tensing your muscles in different parts of your body and then relaxing them, beginning with your feet, going up to your neck and your face. try meditating - do some breathing exersises... i don't really have particular examples of that, i'd recommend buying a book on meditation or looking it up online. it really helps you realease your tension. also, try combining work with relaxation. take a nice foam bath while reading you required english reading, listen to relaxing music while doing your algebra homework. also, designate sertain times during the day or the week entirely to doing whatever you like - reading your favorite book, drawing, doing any kind of hobby... to get more satisfying sleep, try to always go to sleep and wake up the same time every day. hope that was helpful =)
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That's a tough schedule. I think that you should talk to your guidance counselor about how you feel and see if you can get out of one of those classes. Don't put yourself in that kind of situation next year, just take it easy. You don't need to take all these AP classes. Even if you are smart and everything, you need to have a schedule that you can handle. Other than that, the best way that I've found to deal with stress is exercise. Remember that you don't have to aim for a 100 in every one of these classes. It's okay to aim for an 80. It took me a long time to learn this and to accept it because I used to be a lot like you. I had to do my very very best. There's a difference from doing your best and being your best. DOING your very very best isn't healthy. You need to BE your best. To be your best you need to get sleep, relax, and have fun, as well as do your work and get good grades. Good grades - not perfect grades. I know this probably sounds really dumb to you, and it sounded really dumb to me when someone first told me this, just think about it and consider it. You are overextending yourself and that's not good. Christmas is coming up and you'll have some time off. Use that time to relax not to study. Christmas break will help a lot with the stress you have, but it won't solve the problem. If you don't want to be so stressed, you have to change. Not your personality or your attitude, just your actions. You're having a hard time being your best because you're doing too much. I hope I helped you and good luck! <3
EDIT: Also, think about stopping the tutoring, if not permanantly, at least for a little while. Don't try to help others when you have your own problems to sort out.
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Relax, slow down, listen to happier, calmer music (that you like) and take a hot shower/bath or lay down and stretch. For a quick fix, sit down, stretch your legs out in front of you and curl your toes, then let them go, and continues tensing and relaxing all your leg muscles in turn. Crying is fine if you feel like it. But you need to get sleep!! at least 8 hours, more if at all possible, because lack of sleep is definately a major factor in the stress overload.
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WHOA!!!...busy much? You need to drop something maybe your job?Or just space out on the weekends take that time to sleep and just do what YOU want to do and forget everything else.Day spa is great for relaxing or even just going to the mall with a friend for a day of shopping is great too.Hope i helped
Luv,Tay
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