Pat Capel spoke with our Sixth Form about anxiety and stress-management strategies.
He made everyone aware that learning is an emotional business and that, unfortunately, more and more teenagers and young adolescents suffer from anxiety nowadays. After discussing the impact that anxiety has on learning, Pat opened everybodys eyes on our perception of school exams as a ‘wall’, an ‘obstacle’; whilst it would be healthier to consider them as a ‘gateway’ to another phase of someones life, or a ‘bridge’ as one of the boys suggested.
Finally, Pat suggested some good relaxation technique and taught us how to take control of our lives with some simple yet effective breathing exercises and visualisation. Definitely something everybody will benefit from especially during the examination season.
