7I: Stress, be gone!

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This week I took a trip to the campus heath center, and learned all about stress and stress management!

One of the main things that's talked about in college students lives is stress. Stress is a big part of students because they are in a whole new environment, have a lot of work and studying to do and sometimes don't know how to deal with it. It also factors in with your diet and exercise. In order to learn how to manage it, you need to realize when you are in fact stressed. You may start to get sick, feeling like you have a cold, or you may be tired all the time.
Some symptoms of stress, taken from Southern's health center webpage are:

• -Changes in sleep patterns
• -Feeling fatigued
• -Changes in eating habits
• -Being short tempered
• -Recurring minor illness:  colds, muscle aches and pains, indigestion, headaches, backaches (which if stress is left unmanaged can turn into major health problems)
• -Feeling or acting disorganized
• -Fear or anxiety
• -Feeling overwhelmed
• -Forgetfulness
• -Difficulty concentrating

So how do you manage it? For one, you can start with an activity to help you relax. Take a yoga class, exercise regularly, or just sit and listen to music for a while. You should also try your best to eat properly, because we all know when you're stressed all you want is junk food, which will not help the situation. Other ways to help stress are writing down your thoughts/journal writing, talking with friends/family, and manage your time better. If you do all those, your stress should be long gone!


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Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm

Phone Number: (203) 392-6300 

Website: http://www.southernct.edu/student-life/health/healthservices/index.html