{"id":7965,"date":"2022-04-20T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=7965"},"modified":"2022-04-20T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:34:46","slug":"how-to-deal-with-stress-and-anxiety-when-studying-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/how-to-deal-with-stress-and-anxiety-when-studying-abroad.html","title":{"rendered":"How to deal with stress and anxiety when studying abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being an international student can certainly be an exciting experience. Getting to travel to a different country, experiencing a different culture while studying your dream career is definitely a big achievement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with great achievements, sometimes comes a lot of responsibility that can generate unusually high stress levels, also combined with the anxiety that might come from having to adapt to life in a new place and far away from your support group (family, friends or romantic partners).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though I haven’t been in an educational exchange program, I\u2019ve also had to adapt to a new lifestyle after moving to a big city from a small town and I have dealt with high amounts of stress and anxiety of the uncertainty of the future after I had moved far from my loved ones. During this time, I had to seek help and learned a few strategies to help you cope with these feelings, and I would like to share them with you today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that stress is not the same as a mental health disorder, such as anxiety, but high stress levels could instead increase the risk of developing an anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Take a break<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n


Sometimes we\u2019re so focused on doing well academically that we start to neglect some of our very important body needs, like drinking enough water, eating three meals a day, or even going to the bathroom with more frequency.
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Scheduling short breaks into your daily routine (5 to 10 minutes) where you can put aside what you\u2019re doing and do some light stretching, go for a short walk or do breathing exercises, can help you with lowering your stress levels in a way that can help increase your productivity. We\u2019ll discuss breathing exercises in the next point!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.Breathing exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\nDid you know that hyperventilation is caused by a reduction of carbon dioxide on your blood, which occurs when your breathing is accelerated?\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hyperventilation is a physical symptom of high stress and\/or anxiety, and it is typically experienced when having a panic attack. In order to avoid hyperventilating, it is important that you practice slow breathing and I\u2019d like to present you two tips to achieve this:
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