HOW CAN I STOP FROM BREAKING DOWN OUT FROM STRESS?

Sorry for the caps. But I’m SOOOO frustrated.

Having dealt with heavy stress loads for a while because I was on the wrong medication, I have some experience with dealing with stress.
1. Try stopping what you’re doing and notice what’s happening around you. Realize that what ever is stressing you out is probably not happening at this very moment. Start to realize that the future is not affecting you at the moment right now, and you still have the possibility to do the assignments and be done with them all.
2. Notice you’re thought patterns. I find that sometimes when I have every intention of doing some work, a reoccurring thought (or thoughts) will float through my head and I can’t get rid of them. I find that if I can pinpoint these stressful thoughts I can either categorize them under two categories: Immediate Action Necessary and Can’t Work On it Now. If you start working on the Immediate Action Necessary list, it may help you use your stress to your benefit, because you can now concentrate on what you have to do, since you have no choice but to do the work.
3. If you’re all done with everything you can do now, don’t sit around and ponder all the possible circumstances. This will aggravate your anxiety and possibly make you worry about how worried you are and make things worse. Instead, try taking a deep breath, and see if you can pick apart your reoccurring thoughts. I find that there are two components: the stressy feeling and the thought that goes along with it. First, mentally tell yourself that you’ll think about it later, and that you do not have to deal with it now. You will still feel worried, but now you won’t be able to justify it as much.
4. Calm your emotions. Take a deep breath. This does many things. It sends necessary oxygen to your brain, and stops shallow breathing which pumps you up. Take a walk. Do some jumping jacks. Do something that will get that “icky” feeling out.

Hope this helps. Just my two cents.

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