What can you do?
What can you do?
What can you do?
Have you ever wondered why you feel stressed before some school assignments but not before others?
Not every situation is equally stressful for everyone. Different factors determine how stressful you find a situation…
Imagine you are taking a math test tomorrow….
How do you assess the situation?
Is the situation important to me?
“It doesn’t matter what grade I get.”
“I really need to get a good grade.”
Is the situation difficult for me?
“The test will be easy.”
“The test will be really difficult.”
Do I think I can handle the situation?
“I am well prepared to manage this.”
“I don’t really understand anything… I’ll definitely mess up the test.”
Do I have support to handle the situation?
“I prepared for the test by studying with my friends.”
“While preparing for the test, I couldn’t ask anyone for help.”
Is the situation important to me?
“It doesn’t matter what grade I get.”
“I really need to get a good grade.”
Is the situation difficult for me?
“The test will be easy.”
“The test will be really difficult.”
Do I think I can handle the situation?
“I am well prepared to manage this.”
“I don’t really understand anything… I’ll definitely mess up the test.”
Do I have support to handle the situation?
“I prepared for the test by studying with my friends.”
“While preparing for the test, I couldn’t ask anyone for help.”
The more important and difficult a situation is for you,
the less you may think you can handle it.
And the less support you have,
the more stressful the situation will seem!
But we, ourselves, influence what causes us stress!
Our thoughts alone can have a huge impact!
Why not try to lower your stress by thinking positively or preparing yourself better?!
Here are more ideas on how to tackle stressful situations:
Click on the question marks and try two or three things. If that’s not enough, try more!
If you can’t do anything about a stressful situation, it’s important to try to lessen your body’s physical stress response to it.
When you are stressed about tests at school, you can’t just say “I’m not going to school anymore“.
But it’s good for your heart rate to slow down, for you to feel less tense and be able to think about something other than schoolwork.
Many studies have shown that three things in particular help reduce stress:
- to have balance
- sports
- and relaxation exercises
Learn more here:
Now you know more about how to reduce stress.
Next, learn how to become even more relaxed!
How about you?
Go back here. Check out what your stress level looks like right now and determine your stress score.