Yvette Schlee

Stress Publisher Application

Stress is an inevitable part of life espe-
cially as a college student. However,
there are a lot of ways to prevent expe-
riencing hyperstress and distress. Hy-
perstress is a negative type of stress
experienced when someone is feeling
overwhelmed by events occurring in
their life. This can be caused by pro-
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crastinating assignments and scram-

bling to complete it the night before,
trying to balance your social life,
school, and work, maintaining relation-
ships with friends, parents, significant
other, and feeling like there’s too much
on your plate at one time. Some posi-
tive ways to prevent stress is time man-
agement, exercise, reading, yoga/
Things I wish I knew
GOING INTO FRESHMEN YEAR I EXPERI-
ENCED A BLUR OF EMOTIONS: ANTICIPA-
TION, EXCITEMENT, FEAR, ANXIETY. IF
COULD GO BACK TO FRESHMEN YEAR MY
BIGGEST REGRET IS NOT REACHING OUT
TO MORE PEOPLE. DORMING WAS PROB-
ABLY THE WORST EXPERIENCE AND THE
BEST BECAUSE IT FORCES YOU TO BE
SURROUNDED BY OTHERS WHO ARE IN
THE EXACT SAME SITUATION AS YOU. I here to nag you. And it can be challenging
WOULD HAVE JOINED MORE CLUBS
(GREEK LIFE OR INTRUMURAL SPORTS).
YOU’LL NEVER HAVE AS MUCH OPPOR-
TUNITY TO BRANCH OUT AND MAKE
NEW FRIENDS AS YOU WILL STARTING
OFF IN COLLEGE. SO AS SCARY AS IT MAY
BE YOU SHOULD PUT YOURSELF OUT
THERE AND MEET PEOPLE DOWN YOUR
DORM ROOM HALL, CAFETERIA, OR IN
YOUR CLASSES. MOST OTHER FRESHMEN
ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE NEW
FRIENDS AS WELL AND SOMETIMES ALL
IT TAKES IS A HELLO.
Time Management sive, it’s also a lot less healthy than mak-
Something that took me nearly 4 years to ing food yourself. Factor in all the late
I realize is that if you want to succeed in night meals after drinking, and the
college courses and maintain A’s and weight gain becomes too real. In order to
B’s… then your procrastinating days will combat this, I would suggest making
have to be put behind you. It may have sure you get at least 3-4 days of exercise.
worked out in high school to put off com-
pleting assignments and essays until the
night before. That doesn’t cut it here. I
learned that the heard way, as I’m sure so
many other fellow students have. In order
to succeed in school, which is the reason
we’re all here… you need to get yourself a
planner in order to organize exam/quiz
dates, as well as upcoming assignments. It This can mean going on a 30 min jog in
takes a little to get used to all the freedom the morning, working out in the gym,
you’re now given. Your parents aren’t joining an intramural sport team, or go-
ing to fun group exercise classes that are
trying to balance a social life, work, rela- completely free at the student gym.
tionships, and school. When it comes to food, as difficult as it
might be to get access to healthier meals.
Nutrition/Health You could get yourself a heating pad,
Another thing to be aware of is the fresh- and make simple meals in your dorm.
men 15. Some people may say it’s a myth, (This may not be allowed). Additionally,
but trust me girls and boys it’s real. Going
from home cooked meals, to all the free-
dom in the world and no access to a kitch-
en while dorming caused me as well as Yvette Schlee
many other freshmen to gain weight with-
Phone: 480-111-2222
out really even realizing it. I absolutely Email: Yvette.Schlee@asu.edu
hated the food they prepared in my cafe-
teria and barely touched my meal plan.
Instead I resorted to eating out for nearly
every meal. Eating out is not only expen-