Are you stressed about taking tests? Do you find that you blank out in the middle of the test because you're so nervous you can't remember anything? You don't have to put up with that. Why not use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to ease your anxiety and regain your ability to focus on what you must do to pass the test, starting with studying effectively.
Test taking anxiety can start a long time before you're even taking the actual exam. Even as you prepare for your exam, self-defeating thoughts might crowd out motivation and make you want to give up before you even started. And they may make it very difficult to even study for the exam.
The thing is that your brain works best when you are feeling calm and confident, so you need to do whatever it takes to feel that way. But that can be easier said than done.
So how can you get yourself to calm down and start feeling more confident?
You can do that by practicing EFT. EFT, also known as Emotional Freedom Technique is particularly good at reducing test taking anxiety and other negative feelings. It's a bit like emotional acupuncture without needles. You simply tap certain parts of your body, primarily parts of your face, while you repeat a series of statements.
Since you're trying to reduce anxiety about studying, you focus on that:
You tap two fingers of one hand against the karate chop area of your other hand, while repeating the following statement (or a similar statement - you can make any adjustments you like to make it fit your situation):
Even though I am afraid I can't study all I need to know to pass the test, I choose to feel calm and confident.
Even though I'm worried that I can't remember it all, I love and accept myself anyway.
Even though I'm nervous about the test, I choose to study anyway and I choose to focus on a good outcome.
Feel free to repeat the same statement three times, or each of them just once.
After that, you tap on 8 key points, one after other, about five to seven times, as you repeat the negative parts of the statement for the first round or two. After that, repeat the positive portion of the statement for another round or two. Then take a deep breath and see if you feel better. Repeat as necessary until you have gotten rid of your test taking anxiety and are able to study effectively for your exam.
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