Is there anyways to make high school less stressful?

Answer 1

The first thing that comes to mind is: Learn to manage your time.

People get stressed out when they feel out of control. When there's lots of "stuff" going on in their lives and it seems like there's no time to do it all.

It begins in high school and will continue for the rest of your life.

You've been in school -- just being present in class -- already, but now you're adding more homework to your load. Sports comes in, whether you're a participant or observer. Then there's the opposite sex (or same sex, if you're so inclined), which is increasingly occupying your time with either action or with thought! You might also now be having a part-time job.

Besides everything you're "doing", your thoughts about the future start to get greater, too. This could be worry about future career, when or where or what you're going to wear for your Senior pictures, any number of things.

In short, your time and your brain is filling up fast. It's easy to feel out of control.

What you need to do is take control of all that you can -- which means you take control of your time. Learn to manage it. Schedule out everything that exists in your life, giving yourself some down time as well. Set priorities for your time, mark off accomplishments. This is all about becoming organized.

Managing your time, making YOU in charge of it rather than IT in charge of you, will considerably lessen your stress.

Don't just buy an "organizer" at the store -- do some web surfing about time management and learn some of the tricks. It will take some time (bad pun) to create good habits, but will be well worth it for the rest of your life.

Good luck. And don't forget to breathe.

Answer 2

I know of some techniques that can make anything less stressful. These work for me:

12 Ways to Lighten Up

Approaching your life with a non-serious attitude gives you a clearheaded view of difficulties and the energy to deal with them. Problems are easier to solve, people are more cooperative and you feel more relaxed. You probably live longer and more successfully as well.

Try these techniques until you find one that lightens you up.

1. Deliberately turn a molehill into a mountain. Make a big deal out of a little problem. "I would feel much better if these papers were stacked exactly like this! Not like that! Like this! Not this! This!"

2. Ask yourself, "Is getting serious about this situation really going to improve it?"

3. Focusing on the positives. Repeat these questions until you feel lighter, "What is right about this picture?" "What else is right?" "What else?"

4. Consider a complete, major change. Why not go back to school? Why not move to Idaho? Why not retire for a few years or start a new career?

5. Ask yourself, "When I’m on my deathbed, will I be glad I was so serious about _______?"

6. A challenging game is much better than no game at all. So consider losing all aspects of the problem. Examples: You feel serious about family problems. You ask yourself, "Well, what if I had no family at all?" You feel serious about your investments. You ask yourself, "What if I had no money to invest?"

7. The size of your problem may match the size of your game. So get a bigger game. For example, if you get uptight about paper clips being in the wrong drawer, your game size is tiny. Double your amount of responsibility. Set some huge goals. Succeed by thinking much, much bigger.

8. Stop trying to solve the problem that is making you so serious. Certain types of problems solve themselves if you leave them alone. Your problem may be one of those.

9. Compare what you are doing to other careers. Imagine being a septic tank drainer or an IRS agent.

10. Make everyone around you lighten up. You will soon feel more cheerful.

11. Look at bizarre solutions. What is the craziest way you could solve your problem? What solution, if it worked, would make you laugh out loud?

12. Act stupid for a minute. Let down your hair. Stop being so darn important for a while. Be a goof!

Answer 3

Uhh Im not in High School Yet So,Like I Would Know,My Sister Was Never Stressed Out With HS,hmm....

Answer 4

Wait till you get to college!

Just stay on top of things, as in, don't let deadlines creep up on you. Keep a calender full of when things are due. Or, if you have a book that is supposed to be read by the 27th, take how many pages it is and divide it by how many days you have.

Don't be a afraid to ask for help. That means coming in early and leaving late. It means having to read passages twice to understand their content.

If you're taking AP, buy the Kaplan AP books. They are very helpful.

Just pace yourself. If you ever feel overwhelmed, take a break and go for a walk. Come back, and just remember that if you do well now, it will pay off in the future!

Good luck!

Answer 5

Pay attention to the teachers. You may not like what they are saying. You may think it is unfair that you have to sit and listen to them. Guess what...Life isn't fair. The sooner you learn that lesson, the better off you will be.

If your laziness is causing stress in school. Stop being lazy. If it is not laziness see a doctor.

Good luck getting over your stress.

Answer 6

Just keep telling yourself: it's not forever. High school seems like the whole world at the time, but before you know it, it will be over, and you'll look back and laugh at how insignificant it all was.

Answer 7

Well, my daughter used to skip alot. She was less stressed but I picked up the slack for her.

Answer 8

do your homework as soon as you get home. it may not seem stress-relieving, but once in a while, you'll get days where you don't have any homework at all, and that's when it really pays off.

Answer 9

When you find the answer let me know I still have one more year of this hell then it's time for college :\

Answer 10

yes! kill your self...
na just kidding, really though you should try it...
ok seriously high school is any thing but stress full