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On Monday 3 October, students from THE KEEP will be writing their first 2016 external examinations. Monika found the following which might help everybody feel a little better:

How To Handle Your Stress When Exams are approaching?

 

Can We “Handle” Stress?

Contrary to popular belief, we CAN NOT “handle” stress.

Stress does not exist. It is NOT a thing that you can hold nor eat 

Stress is a feeling resulting from your thoughts.

From your ‘negative’ thoughts, to be precise.

When your mind is constantly thinking on negative thoughts, for example: you are scared to fail, or not getting an A*, etc…; you create bad feelings inside your body from all the negative thoughts.

The bad feelings that you feel, is what you call ‘stress’.

The more you want to “handle” your stress, the more you think there is something wrong with you. This creates more pressure and more negative thoughts.

Why would you do that then?

Shall we agree from now on you don’t try to “handle” your stress anymore?

We only take “YES” as the answer 

So what should you do then? Keep reading…

1. Admit You Have Negative Thoughts

There is really no big deal to admitting that we have negative thoughts. Everyone has them.

Having the courage to admit that you have negative thoughts, will already get rid of most of the bad feelings.

Know that you can’t fight darkness with darkness. You can only fight darkness with light. By admitting the existence of negativity, you have inserted the light of positivity.

This is the most important starting point, and it is essential for you to continue to the next step.

2. Change Your Thoughts

Now that you know stress is the bad feelings you created from all your negative thoughts, all you need to do is to change your thoughts.

Here are some steps for you to start doing that:

·         Start by imagining the positive outcomes that you want to see or to have.

·          Albert Einstein said: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

 

·         Make a list of things that you are afraid of or frustrated about. Next, write the positive opposite of everything on your list. For example: I am scared of exams. The positive opposite: I handle exams with ease.

The final step is you must train yourself to keep this happy feeling and not let yourself slide backwards to the negative thoughts.

Step 3 will show you exactly how to do this.

3. Gratitude

The best way to keep your mind on positive thoughts is － gratitude.

Read these beautiful quotes:

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” ~ Tony Robbins

 

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein

 

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events.” ~ Melodie Beatty

 

You can be grateful for the chance to study, the ability to read and write, for having a comfortable bed, for the luxury of clean running water and electricity, etc

Pay attention to how you feel. If you are not feeling good, that means your mind is currently broadcasting negative thoughts.

Immediately find something you can be grateful for….