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Self-care tips
Aoife
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The pressures that come with exams can be overwhelming at times, so it’s important to take care of yourself and find out what you enjoy to keep you feeling stress free. Self-care can sometimes be hard to do, so let’s share what helps us, it could help others feel stress free :yippe:
Sometimes studying too much can make your brain turn off as it starts focusing on different things. What works for some people is working for a maximum of 20 mins at a time and then taking a break. During these breaks, moving away from all your work and doing something which you want to do can help relieve stress. Check out The Mix's guide to self-care for more tips!
For me, watching this live puppy stream helps me wind down because I love puppies they are too cute! What works for you?
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Sometimes studying too much can make your brain turn off as it starts focusing on different things. What works for some people is working for a maximum of 20 mins at a time and then taking a break. During these breaks, moving away from all your work and doing something which you want to do can help relieve stress. Check out The Mix's guide to self-care for more tips!
For me, watching this live puppy stream helps me wind down because I love puppies they are too cute! What works for you?
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BH5FnM_dVvE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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I've been so stressed and been my reason/excuse to do some more self caring.
What really helps me when im stress is a sensory/emotional first aid box. Which is just a box I have put personal things in which calms me down when im stressed. Had help with a support service. I tend to forget I have it when I ferl extremely distressed. Idea is to focus on senses
I have things like baths bombs and hot chocolate sachets. I have candles in it because I like the smell and watching them. I have things like playdow and blue tack in it to draw my attention to something else and chew gum. And focus more on the actions of that. Then the stress of everything.
I have pictures in it, even pictures when im completely shitfaced, reminds me not to take everything so seriously and when im enjoying myself. And pictures of peaceful places.
And a CD for mindfulness and a sheet of how to do mindfulness breathing. And a note pad where i rarely write down my thoughts
And also wrote down the other things i enjoy doing. Like going out and buying something or doing something. Like going cinema, go place bets on dogs, clubbing or buying clothes or nice homely stuff.
I feel better when my room and the whole house is tidy. So i do that if im stressed and find it satisfying for some how and just makes me feel genuinely better. Cause i hate floor wardrobes.
And I like to shut away from the world and stress of life by listening to music and just taking in the lyrics and words to songs.