Stress Management

The countdown has begun. Your date with THE TEST is looming on the horizon. Anxiety is on the
rise. The butterflies in your stomach have gone ballistic. Perhaps you feel as if the last thing you ate
has turned into a lead ball. Your thinking is getting cloudy. Maybe you think you won’t be ready.
Maybe you already know your stuff, but you’re going into panic mode anyway. Worst of all, you’re
not sure of what to do about it.

Don’t freak! It is possible to tame that anxiety and stress—before and during the test. We’ll show you
how. You won’t believe how quickly and easily you can deal with that killer anxiety.

IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF STRESS

THINK GOOD THOUGHTS

Create  a   set of  positive    but brief   affirmations    and mentally    repeat  them    to  yourself    just

before  you fall    asleep  at  night.  (That’s when    your    mind    is  very    open    to  suggestion.)    You’ll  find

yourself    feeling a   lot more    positive    in  the morning.

I   always  freeze  up  on  tests.

I’m nervous about   trig    (or functions,  or  geometry,   etc.).

I   need    a   good/great  score   to  go  to  Acme    College.

My  older   brother/sister/best friend/girl-    or  boyfriend   did really  well.   I   must    at  least   match   their

scores.

My  parents,    who are paying  for school, will    be  really  disappointed    if  I   don’t   test    well.

I’m afraid  of  losing  my  focus   and concentration.

I’m afraid  I’m not spending    enough  time    preparing.

I   study   like    crazy,  but nothing seems   to  stick   in  my  mind.

I   always  run out of  time    and get panicky.

I   feel    as  though  thinking    is  becoming    like    wading  through thick   mud.