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>> I've experienced anxiety since I can remember.
>> I've definitely experienced anxiety before most of the time I feel just for no reason.
Like I'm just sitting around and there's nothing going on and I feel anxious.
>> I have experienced anxiety to the level of shutting myself off from the world.
It got to the point where I wouldn't even leave my home.
>> About, you know, big questions in life like where's my life going?
What sort of career am I going to have?
Do I have the right major?
I've changed that more than a few times.
>> You get anxiety when you get ready to take a test.
Some of us get more than others.
>> Just constantly all that vibration.
All that, oh, I'm nervous.
It's more than that.
It envelopes your entire body sort of thing.
>> I had a significant amount of coffee one day and I was sitting in the college library
and just having terrible hot sweats and, you know, my mind is racing thinking
about everything that could go wrong right now, thinking about all sorts of things
that didn't matter in that moment.
The biggest solution for that was to breathe.
>> The midterms for history just because in that class the midterm is like half your grade.
I live at home currently, so I was able to talk with my parents.
They helped me pull my anxiety low enough for me
to actually start studying and feel less nervous about it.
>> You've got to get out there.
You've got to be around people who are going to support you, encourage you and just let you know
that everything is going to be fine.
>> Form a plan to deal with it and don't just stress about it now.
>> In Texas, the wasps are about like this.
Huge. And so then they start flying and now, you know, you go could, "Ah!"
And then they might come at you, or you can just relax and let them fly away.
So for some reason, if we freak out about stuff, it seems like it brings negative vibes to us.
>> Essential oils can be really helpful for managing your anxiety.
Taking lavender, vanilla or orange essential oils and dropping them onto your pillow
or a cotton ball, basically anything to help you breathe in those essential oils,
because putting them on your skin can sometimes be a little bit too strong.
>> Caffeine and sugar are huge contributing factors to anxiety.
In one study, those that withheld caffeine
for six months did not experience panic attacks during those six months.
And for two years after that if they didn't have caffeine, they didn't have panic attacks either.
So those energy drinks, they're not helping us.
>> You may have mental health counsellors on your campus and it's a free serve.
The counsellors are there to help you and can give you specific tips on how
to keep your anxiety level low, so check out your student health center.