Math Anxiety
1. Study - OK, that sounds dumb. Of course you should study.
2. Don't study too much! Spending too much time going over and over the same stuff won't help and will just overwhelm you.
3. Calm those fears by treating yourself with calmness. Try to have a set routine - knowing that you ALWAYS eat oatmeal on test days might just help. Go to bed on time. In the morning, eat breakfast, put on your lucky sweater (really! it works!), and pack yourself a treat for lunch.
4. Remember your name. No, really - just think of something that you DO know is the first step in remembering all those lost formulas.
5. Unfreeze your mind by unfreezing your body. Give yourself a quick stretch (don't get up and do jumping jacks, OK?) and tell yourself you are OK. Take a deep breath and try to break the cycle of the panic.
6. Work around the panic by finding something on the test that you can do. Gain confidence and then go back and finish the rest of the problems. Keep going on the ones you can do, then go back and try the others. You might be surprised to find that you can now tackle them with ease.
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