What you should do
Relax. Do something therapeutic!
- Meditate/Mindfulness
- Pray
- Yoga
- Listen to music
- Play or make music
- Go on a walk or hike
- Exercise/Sports
- Walk your dog
- Bathe your pets
- Retail Therapy
- Cook or bake
- Clean
- Spend time with family
- Read a (non-OT) book
- Watch Netflix or TV
- Create something
- Practice postiive-self talk
- Write a letter to yourself, journal
- Plan something nice to do
- Tell your family not to disturb you while you sleep
- Recite, post-up, and use a positive affirmation
What to Avoid
- Studying or reviewing
- Perseverating on your practice test scores
- Thinking about rescheduling
- Going on study groups (Facebook, etc.)
- Drinking alcohol, drugs, etc.
- Negative self-talk
- Overloading your brain with learning something too challenging, e.g. foreign language
- Staying up late