As I’m sure we can all understand, finals are literally right around the corner. That means that students all over the place are feeling a tsunami of stress rising above them, just waiting for it to come crashing down. There’s also a lot of anxiety, but you know… that might just be me. Either way, I have a few tips to help de-stress before the stress can really begin.
1. Color
Adult coloring books are a thing. It’s really relaxing to color, and there are an endless number of coloring apps if you don’t have any coloring books with you. Personally, I love the Sandbox coloring app, they have new pictures to color every day, and some of them are even fandom related!
2. Play a game
Not only is Steam a place where you can find countless games for your laptop (I recommend the game Cheeky Chooks. You take care of chickens), but our phones obviously have the ability to hold about a billion games. I’m not sure if there’s still a free version of Honeycomb Hotel, but that’s my favorite game to play on my phone because it’s very logical and – in my opinion – easy to get the hang of. It doesn’t really matter what game you play if it helps you de-stress, then it’s worth taking a break to play it.
3. Listen to music
This is self-explanatory. Listening to music is a naturally calming activity. I remember when I used to get stressed and not being able to sleep, I would listen to rain noises. Also, if you’re having trouble focusing on all of the tasks you have before you, you can listen to white noise at this website. It’s weirdly soothing as well if you have anxiety.
4. Knit
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: knitting is relaxing and fun! It takes a minute to get the hang of, but it’s honestly a great way to de-stress and possibly procrastinate when it comes to assignments.
I hope some of these tips help anyone who faces stress this week. We can get through this!