This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCF chapter.
With Finals just around the corner, we’re all secretly trying to figure out how to de-stress. It could be that our old habits just don’t seem to work anymore, or we’ve never actually found the best way to de-stress during such a crazy, hectic week. For this reason, I’ve created a list of the top 30 ways to de-stress (especially during Finals’ Week).
- Go for a quick walk
- Do something you did all the time as a kid
- Dance in the rain
- Cook a delicious dinner with the items left in your fridge
- Read some fiction
- Stretch, meditate, pray
- Watch a funny video
- Make an herbal tea
- Get a discounted massage (at UCF RWC)
- Take slow, deep breaths
- Crank up the music and dance
- Massage your ears
- Strip down your living room
- Procrastinate
- Enjoy a staycation
- Volunteer your time or expertise
- Finger paint
- Take a long drive
- Hang out with your funniest friend
- Sleep
- Try laughing yoga
- Visit the shooting range
- Take a bath with candles and aromatherapy
- Punch a pillow
- Get your adrenaline pumping
- Make a to-do list and actively cross items off
- Be brutally honest
- Organize your living space
- Build a garden
- Go on a picnic
After trying at least 3 of these items you should definitely feel stress-free (at least temporarily). My favorite is combining breathing and praying with an aromatherapy bath and reading a fiction book. Let me know what your favorite way(s) to de-stress is/are.
Best of luck on all of your Finals!