The Oxford English Dictionary states well-being as “The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy“.
Having been an “A” class student all the way through school, I went from big fish in small pond to being a minnow in the Pacific.
The issues Oxford students face are therefore not just about doing well in exams. It’s about looking at the wider picture.
I help many students with the following:
- Overcome impostor syndrome – having the feeling you’re going to be found out as not as smart as people think you are.
- Social phobias – spending a lot of time working on a degree or master’s can be a lonely experience and it’s can often make fear of socialising with other people worse.
- Confidence building – when we get stressed in one area of our lives – such as revising – other areas can be affected in return. Confidence or lack of it is one area students often battle with.
- Eating disorders – for both men and women one of the side effects of exam stress is the feeling of nausea, and subsequently students often either forget to eat or they avoid it as they feel sick, or they binge because the stress is too much.
- Lack of motivation – when stress levels get above a certain level our subconscious can sometimes want us out of the situation so motivation goes altogether, especially around revision time.
- Exam Stress – In order to get good grades, students put themselves through mental torture and they can experience burnout. Using solution-focused therapy we look at pacing and working out how to reach those goals and still have some fun at university.
- Sports performance – as well as a high level of academic achievement there is also great pressure to perform in sports. Using visualisation techniques and guided imagery, and a whole range of tools professional sportspeople use, you too could be a winner in the sport too.
I work with students online or it’s just an S6 bus ride on a Saturday to Kingston Bagpuize from the bus station.
Also see: Exam Stress