coping with stress?
 

at the moment, things couldnt be worse. after giving the store manager at work a mouthful about how my hours are ridiculous, getting a speeding fine in the mail today, unpaid rent building up, having the flu, and exams next week, everything is just getting worse, i cant sleep cause im stressing about the roof over my head, the exams next week, and my how on earth am i going to pay the speeding fine.

any tips on managing stress? my marks have slipped on the assessment today (97%, was 100%), and i cant afford to drop anymore otherwise i'll fall short of my score for entrance to university.

drugs, lots and lots of drugs. :-) well, maybe try soing some exercising. studies have show that cardiovascular exercise causes the body to release endorphins which make you feel better. a natural upper. mediation can also be relaxing, although it's kinda difficult at first, and takes forever to master, or so it seems to me.

A primal scream...helps at times.

A good book
A good sleep
Dancing

Pretty much anything to briefly distract you from the constant loop you've got running in your head,
Take off the edge,
And make sure you rest well.

Sounds like the finincial woes are piling up. Is there anyone you can turn to for help, like your parents? If not, can you go to the bank or anything like that?

Take Yoga or Pilates. Have lots of sex.

I would figure out your finances, and the rest will take care of itself.