{"id":53493,"date":"2023-05-19T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=53493"},"modified":"2023-12-01T09:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:50:57","slug":"i-felt-really-alone-students-across-sheffield-are-suffering-more-than-ever-with-exam-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/i-felt-really-alone-students-across-sheffield-are-suffering-more-than-ever-with-exam-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I felt really alone&#8217;: Students across Sheffield suffering with exam stress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/05\/elisa-ventur-bmJAXAz6ads-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53494\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of students at Sheffield University don&#8217;t feel like they had adequate support from the university for exams, according to a ShefNews survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One said: \u201cMy degree doesn\u2019t have much sympathy for stress and the workload is unmanageable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ShefNews surveyed a group of students at the University of Sheffield to find out how they were coping around exam season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over half of the students we asked reported feeling very or extremely stressed, with multiple describing how \u201cfear of failure\u201d had bought on \u201cpanic attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One student, Kate Tonathy, 21, said: \u201cWhen I was writing my dissertation I found it really stressful. I couldn\u2019t see my boyfriend, my friends and I stopped keeping in touch with my family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A specialist stress, anxiety and depression counsellor who wished to remain nameless, said: \u201cStress is a part of life. It is important to become acquainted with your own stress symptoms so you can take care of yourself when you feel stressed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWith so much to do and so little time, self-care often goes out of the window during exam periods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to cope with exam stress students recommend: \u201cTrying to have set times for work and relaxation so that the stress doesn\u2019t creep into my everyday life\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrying to have set times for work and relaxation so that the stress doesn\u2019t creep into my everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYoga or relaxing with friends\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general themes were that the best ways to cope with stress are to seek support from your friends or relax with exercise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although one quipped: \u201cif you get any suggestions, please let me know\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The councillor agreed with these suggestions, saying: \u201cBut don\u2019t underestimate the benefit a healthy meal or a short walk can do for your body when it\u2019s under stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the students surveyed condemned exams as nothing more than \u201cshort term memory tests&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again this was backed up by the councillor, they said: \u201cMy personal opinion is that exams are not a particularly helpful form of assessment in many cases and are still overused and relied on too heavily. 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