OK, so you have an assignment due tomorrow and you haven't started it yet! The teachers are always nagging that "you can do better than this, what is happening to you?" Exams freak you out. Everyone is on your back to do this and do that NOW, saying to get a good job or go to university, you must study hard. Why can't they LEAVE YOU ALONE! You know that your school grades are important, but there is too much work to do. You constantly ask yourself "What if I fail?"

If you are feeling like this, there is a good chance you are suffering from that 90s phenomenon called STRESS. Check yourself against the list below to see if you are experiencing these symptoms of stress:

Irritability
Tiredness
Poor concentration
Poor short term memory
Constant mind thoughts
Lack of tolerance for others (you may not detect that in yourself)
Anxious about little things
Listlessness
Prone to bursts of anger and tears
Depressed, feeling alone, misunderstood
Disturbed sleep
Indigestion, poor appetite

Even though you are unaware, during times of stress your body suffers a great deal of physical 'abuse'. For instance, the brain triggers hormones which are released through the nervous system to change various parts of your body. Your mouth may become dry, breathing rate increases, blood pressure rises, heart beat speeds up, sweating occurs, blood diverts to muscles which have become tense, the bowel and bladder suffer irregularities, the immune system weakens making you susceptible to viruses.

source: ps, I forgot the link.

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I've also searched "how to study for exams efficiently". haha. If you guys have the time also, try looking it up...but I guess, no time left. lol.

"Practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect."

"Work smart, not hard."