Tag: stress
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Some tips to pick yourself back up this exam season
As we approach the end of the Fall term here at Laurier, students tend to share some common anxieties across the campus: with exams coming up, tests, essays and etc., it can…
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Time management: how to get more out of your studying this finals season
Do you ever feel like 24 hours in a day are simply not enough? There’s just so much to do, and so little time. Whether you live at home or by yourself,…
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Dealing with exam stress in a healthy and positive way
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The time where your student life becomes a lot more stressful. The time when the sleepless nights begin. The truth is that your last few…
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Student stress and its consequences
The transition between life of a high school student to the life of a university student can be challenging for some. University is a stressful experience for every student and with it…
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Screw it, it’s your holiday too
What really is the true meaning of Christmas? In all honesty, it hasn’t shown to matter much this holiday season. I know just like every other holiday Christmas has become commercialized and…
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Off the clock: The effects of emotionally draining jobs
“You never know when you answer the phone if someone is going to die. If you don’t pick it up quick enough, are they going to kill themselves?” Debbie Matthews, 55, struggled…
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Laurier’s fight on the mental health front
Mental health has become a topic of importance over the past few years, and Wilfrid Laurier University has acknowledged this more readily than most other Canadian universities; between their newly enacted fall…
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A stress survival guide for Laurier students
With the temperature rapidly dropping, the chaos of classes, and the complexity of human relationships, it is no surprise students are feeling a bit high-strung. Fourth-year student Miranda Small has been “overwhelmed…
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Mental health does not define you
You will never make it to university! Why can’t you just be happier? I don’t understand why you’re like this! Just snap out of it! Sometimes, people do not have a wide…
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