Strategies To Relieve Stress:
-Time Management
-Class management (Drop classes or honors if stress becomes too overwhelming)
-Physical Activity
-Meditation/ Yoga
-Relaxation Techniques
-Healthy Lifestyle (Get enough sleep, eat well, minimize caffeine and alcohol)
Note: Strategies taken from “Stress Symptoms”, “Coping With School Stress”, and “School Stress Takes A Toll On Health”
Strategies to Cope With Perfectionism:
– Set realistic goals
-Make a list of your unrealistic expectations, and then make a list of realistic expectations based of off those
– Remove yourself from groups (friends, co-workers, etc) that are overly competitive
-Accept mistakes and learn from them
– Do not procrastinate (Break a large job into smaller pieces so they feel easier to accomplish)
– If you feel overwhelmed, anxious, etc. ask yourself if you set unrealistic goals
– Do not only focus on the end goal of an activity, but also focus on the process and what you learned and enjoyed about it the most
– Forgive yourself
Note: Strategies taken from “Perfectionism” and “10 Steps to Conquer Perfectionism”