Anna Marie Pospíšilová: It’s important to be receptive to ourselves, each of us handles stress differently

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Are you not sure how to deal with stressful situations or feeling lonely? If so this special episode of the De Facto podcast with psychologist Anna Marie Pospíšilová is just for you. The episode was aired in Czech and we bring you the translation on our blog.

"Usually students during the exam period change their work or study routine quite dramatically. They study or work most days and often it's to the detriment of sleep. Insufficient or poor-quality sleep is one of the main factors that contribute to the decaying mental health of the students and it has a lot of negative effects ranging from a diminished ability to concentrate and remember things, to emotional swings or higher susceptibility to illness. And it's not just about sleep, it's about rest in general. Some basic recommendations from me would be not to underestimate the sleep and also to make a study plan, to include in the study plan some kind of active rest and focus on some activity that is not related to studying, ideally not even to the phone or the laptop," Anna says.

Read the whole interview here 

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