{"id":1412,"date":"2021-08-09T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T22:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/?page_id=1412"},"modified":"2021-08-29T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:47:08","slug":"success-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/success-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/08\/success-guide.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1413\" width=\"156\" height=\"126\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Managing Academic Stress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources of academic stress include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leaving home<\/li><li>Commuting to school<\/li><li>Living with a roommate<\/li><li>Meeting new people<\/li><li>Handling personal problems on your own<\/li><li>Having less structure in your life and no one guiding you<\/li><li>Dealing with multiple priorities-like getting your school work done, socializing, working<\/li><li>Meeting family demands and getting good grades<\/li><li>Meeting the expectations of parents, teachers and friends<\/li><li>Not having enough time to get everything done<\/li><li>Being exposed to different values, cultures, lifestyles and temptations<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coping Strategies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ways of coping can be immediate and short-term or long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Some short-term ways of coping are:<\/li><li>Take a break when you need one<\/li><li>Take some deep breaths and slow down<\/li><li>Relax your body by stretching your muscles<\/li><li>Take a mental break by using visual imagery<\/li><li>Keep your sense of perspective by asking yourself:&nbsp; Is this really worth getting upset about?<\/li><li>Use coping statements like:<ul><li>\u201cI can only do the best I can.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cI refuse to get stressed out about this.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cThis is not he end of the world.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cI\u2019ll try to do better next time.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cI know that I can\u2019t be perfect, and I don\u2019t expect myself to be.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some long-term coping strategies are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learning time management skills and carrying a daily planner<\/li><li>Learning how to get organized<\/li><li>Learning good study skills<\/li><li>Exercising<\/li><li>Getting enough rest<\/li><li>Eating well and nutritiously so your body has the fuel it needs<\/li><li>Having a good support network<\/li><li>Avoiding drug and alcohol abuse, because you are only creating a new set of problems<\/li><li>Setting your own goals and priorities and living by them<\/li><li>Not trying to please others and live up to their expectations<\/li><li>Giving up having to be perfect<\/li><li>Learning how to think rationally and optimistically<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are having trouble handling stress on your own, be willing to get help from your professor, advisor, R.A., Campus Minister or from&nbsp;a university Counseling Services staff member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing Academic Stress Sources of academic stress include: Leaving home Commuting to school Living with a roommate Meeting new people Handling personal problems on your own Having less structure in your life and no one guiding you Dealing with multiple priorities-like getting your school work done, socializing, working Meeting family demands and getting good grades&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/success-guide\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Success Guide<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}