Conquering Exam Anxiety to Manage Stress and Education

Conquering Exam Anxiety to Manage Stress and Education

How many times have people studied thinking they have mastered all the key points of the topic they are taking an exam for? Now, fast forward to the time of the test and all of a sudden they are paralyzed with the fear of failing, which is known as having exam anxiety. What a tough situation to be in, but there is an alternative to failing which is passing with hypnosis.

For some people this task is a real breeze, but for others they can be a real pain. Exams are a real hindrance and hang-up for those who suffer from this anxiety. This not only affects how they move forward with their learning, but their self-esteem is also affected. Some individuals think they are too slow to learn and others blame it on short term memory, yet sometimes neither of these is the culprit, its exam anxiety rearing its ugly head.

There are more than 25% of students in colleges/universities/schools who suffer from stress management due to anxiety of exams. 35% of these students request treatment for this disorder and often turn to all available drugs for it. The other 65% either keep plugging away hoping things will change or are pushed to the brink of suicide due to embarrassment of not being able to complete their education. Some also drop out and make a decision not to further their education. Some colleges and universities are recognizing this and have created Reading Week as a way to combat this stress as well for students to get caught up in their studies. This is great strategy to keep university students sane and comfortable with their education. However, when some students return to school, exam anxiety comes back with a vengeance.

Most times this behavior sets in during childhood and then follows an individual as they grow older. Each time they are presented with the same situation, which created the behavior in the first place, it intensifies and increases to such an extent that the mind doesn't know how to deal with it. To combat and deal with this anxiety the body breaks out into a sweat, an internal negative self-talk begins, feelings of not being worthy start to take place, also fatigue and depression start to set in, but unknown to the individual, rather than fight the anxiety this feeds it and encourages it to grow.

Can this be prevented and reversed to the point where students can have faith in themselves and pass their exams without being paralyzed with fear?

Yes, there are ways to prevent this and one of them is hypnosis. While undergoing hypnosis, one is led to create their own method of coping with exam anxiety, this is because their own process works best rather than a method suggested by another individual. During hypnosis the subconscious mind is re-programmed to create a new mind map that is open to studying and retaining the material being studied. At this time an individual is also shown how to access this special place in their brain during an exam in order for them to complete it and move on with success. When Hypnosis is done properly by a qualified hypnotherapist, exam anxiety becomes thing of the past. People retain what they have learned and accessing it becomes like second nature to them.

Now imagine that, passing exams without a fear of failing. What an accomplishment this would be for those who think there is no hope. By releasing exam anxiety with hypnosis one can go into an examination room, with confidence, sit down, write their test and leave knowing they did their best without even breaking a sweat.

Do you live in British Columbia and want to overcome exam anxiety and manage education stress better? Then give Innervisions Hypnotherapy Clinic a call to see how we can help you become a successful exam taker.

Jagi Egnell

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