Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Student Anxiety Can Be Alleviated With Applied Positive Psychology

By Gregory Myers


It is easy to see that the future of our country lies in the hands of the youth. However, this can be hard to accept when you find out that so many students are spending their time stressing unnecessarily, and bringing about anxiety. The time they spend in college is meant to be a joyful experience and not one that is filled with sorrow. Help in the form of applied positive psychology becomes a survival necessity.

If you are a student in college, there are a few things that you can do to help ease certain issues. The main one being anxiety. A common habit that the youth have is to eat at unbalanced periods. Because exam and assignment deadlines are becoming a bit much, they tend to rather nibble on whatever is in-front of them instead of eating a full and healthy meal. By changing what you consume, you will immediately see a change in how you feel.

The one thing that is unable to control is the amount of time that one spends on social media. And because this has become a way of life, it is difficult to distinguish when is a good time to be on your device and when there isn't since this is what you use to research and do assignments. A good tip would be to allocate time for research and then separate time for being social. This way, your mind will be focused.

Sometimes when you are feeling like you are going to have a panic attack because of something that you need to do or say, it is recommended to just blurt it out. It is similar to writing a letter that relieves you from what you are feeling. And as in these cases, once it is done, you immediately feel a lot better and the weight is lifted.

A great exercise is to learn is how to control breathing. When you do this, you are basically taking a step back and telling yourself to calm down and relax. It's almost like a mantra that you can use in situations to get your mind and your body to become one again. This is not a bad idea to learn with other people who are going through similar circumstances.

If all else fails, you can always visit your doctor for an assessment. Once this step has taken place and it is conformed that you suffer from anxiety, he or she will then recommend a therapist to you who you would need to book an appointment with. The therapist is the one who would prescribe medication to you which is mean to calm you down. This is mainly for extreme cases.

The aim is that as young people shouldn't be on medication. The point of being in college is to study and spend less time worrying over mental issues. This is why you need to try as hard as possible to explore other methods so that you can say that you have tried and as a last resort, see a doctor.

It is not always recommended to be on medication and your therapist will also tell you this. Sometimes, you just need to accept it and once this is done, you will find ways to beat it. A good note to remember is that such conditions is not a way of life and there is always a way to solve it.




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