Dr Prerna Kohli

De-stressing Exam Day

De-stressing Exam Day - Dr Prerna Kohli, India's Leading Psychologist
De-stressing Exam Day – Dr Prerna Kohli, India’s Leading Psychologist

With exams around the corner, students are wondering on how to reduce their examination day stress.  Here are a few pointers for those students who are looking to lessen their stress. We all see lots of students studying and revising immediately prior to the exam, as if they can memorize the entire course in a few minutes, this is a waste of energy and will add to your stress.  It is a common sight to see students pacing outside the examination center with notes in their hands trying to overload their brain. This last moment stress will only make you forget what you already know.

De-stressing Exam Day - Dr Prerna Kohli, India's Leading Psychologist
De-stressing Exam Day – Dr Prerna Kohli, India’s Leading Psychologist

A few steps that I feel help for de-stressing exam day:

Stop studying a couple of hours before the exam.

Take a few deep breaths and relax your body and mind whenever you feel tension creeping in.

Learn a quick meditation of 5-10 minutes and practice that while waiting to enter the examination hall

Avoid friends who cause tension or are trying to scare you pull down your confidence. Do not discussing exam topics prior to entering the examination hall, because if you haven’t studied the topic, at the last moment this will cause additional nervousness

Listen to smoothing and relaxing music on your headphones, or watch funny videos on your phone

Have an exam morning ritual, such as eat a high protein diet (curd + rice + sugar is said to help). Visit a place of worship, if you are religious.

Take several deep breaths to calm yourself while the exam sheets are being distributed. This is not a time to raise your anxiety levels.

Remember as you enter the hall, this is just an exam, and it doesn’t determine who you are as a person.  If you are nervous that you haven’t studied enough, take this as a lesson of life to study more before the next exams.

Relax and do the exam to the best of your ability.

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About Dr. Prerna Kohli

Dr. Kohli believes that “You can talk with a close friend or relative about what’s troubling you; but it’s not the same as professionally-trained experienced psychologist who knows exactly what kind of help you need.”

She is a 100 women Achievers Award Winner (2016) from the Honorable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

Dr. Prerna Kohli is a Clinical Psychologist, a Public Speaker, a Workshop Facilitator and a Holistic Practitioner. She offers Heart-based workshops and lectures that focus on Life Balance, Self-awareness and Inner Peace. Dedicated to sharing her knowledge and compassion with others, Prerna blends intuitive wisdom with solid understanding, creating a powerful holistic approach, specializing in the areas of Emotional change.

Dr. Prerna Kohli is a leading Psychologist in India with over 20 years of experience and has been providing families, individuals, parents and children counseling on being happy.