MUSE Work shop #1

The muse workshop that I went to was a workshop to help deal with tests and the anxiety that can or will come with them. The speaker taught us how to calm down and relax before, during, and after a big test. First she told us that test anxiety is really common and it usually happens multiple times during a school year, then she went on saying that anxiety occurs when stress is excessive to the point it hinders the ability to perform well on a test. Some stress is good though because it gives you adrenaline but yet again she stated that too much is bad and will hurt your mind during a test. The feelings of test anxiety, you might experience rapid heart beat, upset stomach, shakiness, sweating, and rapid shallow breaths. Then we did an exercise to prevent of help calm your self from to much anxiety, so we put our hands to our side and took 3 deep breaths. Then she went on saying that others way to prevent from getting really nervous for a test was to be prepared, positive talk to your self, take care of yourself, and visualized doing well. Lastly she talked about rewarding your self after a big test, by doing something fun and interesting that would take your mind off the test. I enjoyed the workshop it really helped me a lot because I get test anxiety extremely easy and it shows when I take a test and my grade suffers.