CONTROL Your Test Anxiety!! (therapist approved strategies)

If you are ready to CONTROL your test anxiety- I got you! You need to try these 5 therapist-approved strategies to overcome and beat your exam anxiety.

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0:00 Cope with test anxiety
0:15 Maintain THIS for study success
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[jackcarraway]

Here are a few I'd add:

1. Simulate the test beforehand. See if you can get a practice test from your teacher/professor and time yourself. Questions from your textbook work as well.

2. When studying for a test, chew gum. On the day of the test chew the same flavor of gum. Mint is a natural destresser as well.

3. Don't rush yourself. Typically you're alloted 75 minutes to complete the test; use all of it. It's tempting to speed run it amd go home early but slow.and steady wins the race.

4. Don't pressure yourself. It's just a test and in the grand scheme of things it won't matter THAT much.

[glen]

Something I liked in the When Anxiety Makes You Angry book was the CBT scenario for taking a test. Instead of thinking if you're not perfect on this exam you will never get into your desired institution you can instead recognize that not doing well in this 1 test isn't the end of the world and it's still possible to achieve your dreams. Takes a lot of pressure off ur shoulders.

[SaharatOfficial]

I believe my anxiety during midterms and finals are the worst and i perform horribly. Try not to tell myself im a bad srudent but just have poor scheduling habits and lack the right studying skills.

[kadenceartist]

Thank u so much. Honor the queen of coping skills, for the world

[jomortonbrown]

Great video, with some really great techniques

[AtleySassano]

0:53 I am trying to access the free self-care bundle you mentioned, but the link says it’s $27?