It’s hard to panic if you are feeling relaxed. Try
to establish a pattern of revision that gives you time to relax especially last
thing at night. Go for a brisk twenty-minute walk, watch your favourite program
on T.V. or call a friend. As a start, try this exercise. Sit or lie somewhere
comfortable. Work through your whole body, muscle by muscle, tensing the muscle
for 10 seconds and then relaxing it for 10-15 seconds. Work from your feet
through your body to your scalp. Take your time and relax.
Some foods are more calming than others. Milk and
bananas for example contain naturally occurring morphine like substances which
help to calm you down. Other healthy ‘comfort foods’ include mashed potato,
bread and baked beans (although I would not recommend baked beans the night
before or the morning of an exam). Lettuce and other raw vegetables are also
helpful. Some foods on the other hand, just help to wind you up. Sugar is the
main culprit here. It may give an instant ‘energy hit’, but that’s at the cost
of making you even nervier than you were before. If you absolutely must eat
sweet things during your exam time, then try to keep to chocolate rather that
direct sugary ones.
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MANAGING EXAM STRESS: 3. Nervous energy
This article was written by Cindy Dring
ofStudent's Services Health Promotion. If
you have problems or worries you feel you would like to talk about
confidentially, contact Cindy at 091-492048. Alternatively e-mail her at
cindy.dring@nuigalway.ie or just drop in to Aras Ni Eimhigh.
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