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What Is Test Anxiety?

Test anxiety is the experience

What Are Bad Anxiety Habits?Most people only think of bad habits as having t d l ith ll ti th t ith d Test anxiety is the experience

of feeling anxious, distracted, upset and overwhelmed in anticipation of an exam and the results that might occur.Just like most other types of anxiety, test anxiety stems from a panic type feeling that usually centers on the future and results from how you've chosen to think

to do only with small actions that we either do or don't do. Not brushing our teeth daily etc... Mental habits however are the thoughts that we continue to focus on over time. Just like a physical muscle, our brain is also plastic and malleable. Our habitual neuron signals are like sleds that follow the exact same snow tracks

d P tt th l d li from how you've chosen to think and focus over time.

over and over. Pretty soon those sleds cling naturally to the same pathway, coasting fast with difficulty taking changing route.

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Bad Habit #1 indulging in what if thinking

What if thinking consists of thoughts like What if thinking consists of thoughts like "What if I don't pass the exam?.. What if I can't study well today?..What if I get a lot of questions wrong etc."

Sometimes these thoughts are mostly subconscious.To cure this problem and avoid "negative what if thinking," begin to To cure this problem and avoid negative what if thinking, begin to talk to yourself inside your head and coach yourself using "positive what if thinking".

Ask yourself, "What if I was able to study well today? What if I found a way to work hard? What if I got my act together despite my stress?.."Then speak to yourself and say "I can do this!.. I will do this!.. I am doing this!" This starts the "turn around!" The power of this talk cannot be underestimated!

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Bad Habit #2 Mind Bouncing!

This means you're focusing on multiple things instead of staying focused on one thing for a single period of time.

Bouncing around to different subject matter happens when you are panicking. p g

To cure this tendency, you have to stop looking at the outcome as a whole. Section off your test in portions. Realize success comes from laying one brick at a time, even in tight scenarios.

If you have a lot of study material, commit 20 minutes to one single section. After that session is over, reward yourself for not focusing elsewhere. Breaking material down is the key to cure mind bouncing!

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Bad Habit #3 Allowing your body needs to fall and your physiology to act stressedyour physiology to act stressed

When we haven't ate, slept, had enough nutrition or drank enough water while stressed, our body will tense up. We then tend to hold our body in positions that only cause additional fatigue and panic, prohibiting us from focusing properlyproperly.

To cure this, change your physiology to a peak state! You will feel the difference! When the body changes, the mind follows!Speak and move with power to turn around your state. Go for a brief walk, hold your shoulders back, focus your eyes like , y , y yyou would if you were in your perfect, crystal clear studying zone! Holding this physiology for 10 minutes will make a huge difference!

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Eliminating these three habits is a great starting place for you to begin to cure testingyou to begin to cure testing panic.

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