Guess who's back?! It's me! I'm finally back! The reason why I decided to write this post is because I just graduated college and now I have plenty of time to do whatever I want. This post is about handling stressful situations. The past few weeks before my graduation have been really stressful for me and now that I no longer have to worry about anything I can share with you some of the general tips and tricks that have helped me survive this crazy time in my life. I know that some of the tips may not work for all of you, but I hope that you'll find some useful pieces.
1. Write down everything. As you may or may not know I'm a huuuge lover of planning, making lists and just writing about everything all the time. I think this is the best way to kinda 'declutter' your brain and also to separate the important things from those a little bit less important. It's also good to make a plan to know how much time a certain task is gonna take and when you can take a break. It really helps to use your time more effectively. A lot of the time when you write down the things that you have to do, you'll find out that they are not actually that hard nd you'll feel so much better knowing that you have everything under control.
2. Don't break your routine. I know that when you have something to do and you're really stressed it's hard to maintain a routine, but breaking it is the worst thing that you can do. Doing something that you are used to helps lower the level of stress and anxiety. For me keeping my daily routine was really important. It wasn't easy, but I was trying really hard to do the things that I do everyday. I was getting up at the same time, I was eating 5 meals a day as always and I was trying to find at least 30 minutes for my workour which I think was one of the very few things that were keeping me sane during that time.
3. Share your fears. Talk to someone about how you feel, write about it online or find someone who's in the same situation. Luckily for me I was going through the whole graduation process with one of the boys from my group. I could always talk to him when things were getting a bit too crazy and we could complain about our supervisor and gossip about him (we both have a really good imagination) and I could always count on him. For me that was really important because usually I have to deal with everything on my own and it's so much harder! Seriously, if you have someone to talk to just do it! And if you're too shy just remember that we all go through those things and it's ok to ask for help!
4. Imagine what's gonna happen after you finish all of the things that are bothering you. For me thinking about what I'm gonna do after I'm finished with all of the work was really helpful. I was imagining myself soaking up in the sun, roller skating, reading ALL the books that I wanted to read for ages and doing other fun stuff. Every time I was panicking I was reminding myself that in two weeks or three weeks time all of this will be done and surprisingly it was really effective!
5. Remember that things get better. This is really important! A lot of the times I write in my diary the things that are worrying me and after a couple of weeks/months I read them back and I realize that it wasn't as hard as I thought at the beginning. I know it's easier said than done, but honestly, there are gonna be situations in our lives that are gonna be tough, but we have to remember that at the end things get better and we are all stronger than we think!
Sooo those are all of my tips. I of course didn't mention all of the classic things like music and stuff, mainly because I've done a post about these a couple of months ago and you can check it out HERE.
I hope that you enjoyed this post and that it was somehow helpful. If you want to share your tips or just want to talk, feel free to leave a comment down below!
Much love
Joanna xo
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