This is a long-awaited continuation of the last article!
Link to Part 2: https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5d7424488600e100add15417/stress-during-study-causes-and-warnings-part-2-5d926e1d1febd400b0564385
You should not neglect the correct mode of the day. To maintain productivity and high efficiency, less worry and better assimilate information, it is advisable to go to bed and wake up at the same time, sleep at least eight hours a day, take breaks from classes during the day, more time outdoors.
It is recommended to reduce the consumption of coffee and tea, carbonated drinks and energy. You need to drink more water and natural juices, eat healthy food, eat fruits and vegetables, berries, fish, porridge (you can read the article "Useful foods for the brain"), chocolate (it improves brain activity, but not for long).
Adherence to the proposed recommendations is an opportunity to strengthen the psyche, normalize the psycho-emotional state and maintain the tone of the body as a whole. But, perhaps, the best option would be not to take emergency measures to neutralize the influence of stress, but its prevention and prevention in everyday life.
How to prevent stress in school
Avoiding stressful situations in the long run is quite easy.
This does not require waiting for the first signs of stress to appear. On the contrary, it is necessary to do so in a way that they do not make themselves known, and it is possible to do so, if you follow a number of simple recommendations:
Keep an eye on your self-esteem and keep it up to date.
If necessary, you need to increase your self-esteem. Low self-esteem is a major source of stress and learning difficulties.
Maintain a level of knowledge.
Regularly attend lectures, read accompanying literature, and do not create any academic authorses. It will also help to avoid overstretching and overstretching.
Train memory.
The better memory you have, the faster and more you can remember, and this is one of the most important abilities for learning. There are special techniques for memory development that are very easy to use.
To develop a sense of humor.
Laughter not only prolongs life, but also serves as a wonderful way to prevent stress, because it contributes to the development of atnistressovyh hormones and happiness hormone, which have a beneficial effect on the psyche.
Actively rest.
As you already know, such rest helps to relieve emotional and physical tension that leads to stress. You need to play sports, play active games, take walks and move more.
Take a shower.
A contrast shower is best suited in the morning - it has a tonic effect on the body, strengthens the immune system, normalizes blood circulation, as well as invigorates and improves vitality.
Relax.
The benefits of relaxation have been proven by scientists. This practice, if properly mastered, contributes to a long-term stable psycho-emotional state, and if necessary, helps to calm down at any time.
Meditate.
The effect of this practice is similar to that of relaxation. But in addition to it, meditation allows a person to calm the running of thoughts, to better understand the causes of events and better understand themselves.
To give a massage.
If possible, you should sign up for massage sessions. It relaxes and normalizes both body and psyche. However, almost everyone can organize a massage at home - just ask someone from the household.
Practice aroma-therapy.
In order to temporarily forget about the cares and be alone with yourself, psychologists advise to light the aroma-lamps with essential oils of soothing herbs. It is also useful to add aroma-oils to the water when taking a bath.
To spend your leisure time in a cultural way.
One of the best ways to get distracted and at the same time to expand your horizons is to visit exhibitions, museums and theatres. In addition, such a pastime contributes to obtaining aesthetic pleasure.
Drink vitamins.
You should always feed your body with nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Unfortunately, food is not enough for this, so you need to drink vitamin complexes and supplements to the daily diet.
Along with these recommendations, you can take as a rule to perform all kinds of breathing exercises and psychological techniques. Their regular use will serve as a powerful weapon against stress during the study. However, even after graduation, they will serve as a useful tool for stress prevention at work and in everyday life.
Summary
Stress is a very common problem (let us remind you that we talked about it in detail in the article "Stress Resilience. How to remain calm and productive"), and faces it literally every person. This fact should be taken as a given - there is no escape from stress.
But this is not a reason to panic and despair, because the devastating effects of stress can be avoided even with the most rigorous training schedule. Keep the body in a healthy state and lead a healthy lifestyle, reduce the number of bad habits and do not acquire new ones, watch for nutrition and sleep.
Answers to the most difficult and serious questions often lie on the surface: read the previous paragraph - it perfectly shows that to prevent stress you do not need to run away from the world to a desert island or go to a cave. Simple rules for every day are the main weapons against stress at school, at work and elsewhere.
We wish you good luck and, of course, great marks!