4 Productive Ways to Fight Midterm Stress

 

Ah yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, I’m not talking about fall, Halloween, or the 

 

impending holiday season. It’s…MIDTERM SEASON!

 

 

Okay. Everything is actually awful and it feels like all of your professors collectively got together 

 

to personally attack you. If you’re like me, you’re probably sitting in the middle of the floor in a 

 

pile of textbooks and empty RedBull cans, sobbing while eating raw cookie dough. However, 

 

there are probably more productive ways to get through this time. 

 

 

 

 

 

I know it seems like you have absolutely no time to sleep,  but if you haven’t had 

 

enough, your brain won’t function properly. I might sound like a lecturing mother, but even a 

 

20 minute nap has been shown to increase productivity. It also has been shown to make you 

 

look like less of a zombie, so there’s also that…

 

 

 

 

Green tea has been linked to loads of health benefits, including 

 

cancer prevention, weight loss, and, most importantly, stress relief. The caffeine in green tea 

 

will give you a much needed boost without sending you crashing into a dark pit of oblivion 

 

and despair a few hours later like your third can of Monster. 

 

 

 

You’ve heard this a million times, but fitting in even a short work out will make 

 

you more alert and less stressed. Plus, you’ll be working off some of the calories from all of 

 

those snacks from the Cooper vending machine. 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing makes you feel better than love from an adorable pet. Either 

 

borrow one from a neighbor for an hour, or check out a local animal shelter! If you do the 

 

latter, you’d be helping animals in need while also fighting stress!