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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Free Press, The, 1971- Student Newspapers 11-19-2018 The Free Press Vol. 50, Issue No. 09, 11-19-2018 Julie Pike University of Southern Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press Recommended Citation Pike, Julie, "The Free Press Vol. 50, Issue No. 09, 11-19-2018" (2018). Free Press, The, 1971-. 230. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press/230 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Free Press, The, 1971- by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE FREE PRESS NOV 19, 2018 VOL. 50 ISSUE NO. 9 Workshop to help students reduce stress and anxiety By Melissa Fraser I pg. 4 2 NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE FREE PRESS News WINTER SESSION Stay on the path toward your degree this winter break. Earn up to 4.5 credits in 4 weeks! 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This is some- www.usmfreepress.org Julie Pike Editor-in-Chief in distress, you can begin to figure out thing where you can really focus on EDITORIAL where this feeling is coming from. you. Find a workout class you love, The second strategy is to create a and stick to going each week. Make An article from this week’s issue EDITOR-IN-CHIEF balance between your work life and time to write in a journal or blog Julie Pike that covers a recent workshop on man- NEWS EDITOR Julie Pike your personal life. Make sure you about your day or things going on in aging stress and anxiety has reminded ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Julie Pike take breaks when needed from work your life. Ultimately, find something me of the importance of taking care of COMMUNITY EDITOR Asha Tompkins or an assignment, regroup yourself, that you enjoy doing, something that SPORTS EDITOR yourself first. clear your head, and you can come you can look forward to after work or WEB EDITOR Lydia Libby College students have a unique set back to it later. You won’t be able to class each day. of responsibilities to deal with. Of perform well in work or school if you The last strategy listed is to find a STAFF WRITERS Valerie Kazarian, Ben Theriault, Liz Trudel, course it’s stressful having a full time aren’t feeling okay personally. This place to work or live that supports a Nicholas Schleh, Melissa Fraser, Cody Curtis, Jacob Forbes, job and supporting yourself, but try could be as simple as taking a walk, culture of self-care. You want to be Cullen McIntyre, Zoe Bernardi, Hailey Wood, Alyson Peabody, piling on a full course load on top of read a book, or just sit down and have in an environment that isn’t going to Cooper-John Trapp, Ayden Carptenter that. some quiet time to yourself, without bring you down, but provide support In the span of a week college stu- distractions. and resources. If your boss or manag- COPY EDITORS dents are faced with a myriad of ob- The third, and the one I can person- er is a constant source of stress to you, Angela Paolucci stacles that can all be stress inducing. ally vouch for, is to maintain a sense for the sake of your mental health it Whether it’s lack of sleep from stay- BUSINESS MANAGER Lucille Siegler of humor. The saying that laughter would be worthwhile to find a new ing up late to write an essay, getting is the best medicine is actually true. job. Likewise in your place of resi- into a heated argument with your sig- DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY Being able to laugh at yourself or a dence. This is especially true for col- nificant other or finding out you failed situation, even when it’s not the best, lege students who live in dorms. You a test you spent hours studying for, we DESIGN DIRECTOR Lauren McCallum can completely change your mood. are surrounded by people everyday have to deal with a lot. Laughter can release stress hormones, and most have roommates. Consider When attempting to manage our DESIGNERS Dakota Tibbetts as the article states. Make time to whether your roommate is a good fit stress and anxiety, I believe it truly watch your favorite comedy show for you and express any problems or begins with ourselves. This is some- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Dionne Smith each week. concerns to your RA or RD. You want thing that often gets overlooked when PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT Ian Beckett The fourth strategy is to make time to feel comfortable where you sleep we are stretched thin for our time each LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER Berkeley Elias for friends and family. This may seem every night, and you deserve to. day. like an obvious one, but it’s still im- Some of these suggestions are small STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Katelyn Wiggins, Elliot Caron, Katelyn I personally want to work towards portant to keep in mind. I know how steps and others might require big Rice, Noli French, Taylor Woodward making time for myself each and ev- easy it can be to simply go to work leaps, but they all serve the purpose ery day, and I hope that my fellow and school and come back home and of supporting your mental health. FACULTY students will join me. Together we crash, it’s something I do often. 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Cover Graphic: Lauren McCallum / Design Director 4 NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE FREE PRESS News Clincal counselors lead workshop on stress and anxiety Attendance may have been low, but their advice remains useful Melissa Fraser skills that help students, faculty and staff work ply breathing, with awareness. Here’s the What if you can’t go to bed? What if you’ve Staff Writer toward a happier and calmer daily life. And technique Brainerd described: Take a gentle, got to pull an all-nighter? yes, homework was assigned. deep breath in through the nose. Feel your Well, don’t sleep in the next day. It’s impor- Although the end of the semester is ap- It’s not new, but the reasons for the human diaphragm expand. Then slowly breathe out tant to maintain a consistent schedule during proaching, a challenging time for all, this stress response have changed, Brainerd ex- through your mouth. the day, Kelly explained. Throwing a wrench reporter was the only person in attendance plained. Where once it would have been a sa- into your sleep schedule also affects your eat- for the second of a three-part series held this ber toothed tiger that made your heart race and ing habits and your exercise patterns, making month to help USM students manage stress palms sweat, now it’s that class presentation. Quick tips: it harder to fall asleep the next time you hit the and anxiety.