Self-Care & Academic Success
You can increase your ability to adjust to civilian and college life by implementing these behaviors:
- Limit your schedule to what is reasonable. Don't overload
- In class, take notes using a good note-taking system to keep focus and concentration sharp
- Follow a daily schedule to keep yourself organized
- Get involved with campus activities that interest you and become involved with fellow students: http://www.bw.edu/stulife/clubs/
- Utilizing the services the College provides to increase your success:
- Learning Center: http://www.bw.edu/resources/learn/
Disability Services: http://www.bw.edu/resources/disability/ - Limit exposure to things that upset you (television, news broadcasts, newspapers)
- Get the proper amount of sleep and rest, eat a good balanced diet and establish a good physical work out routine
- Decrease unhealthy behaviors such as use of alcohol, nicotine and illegal substances;
- Take part in healthy, fun activities
- Pay attention to how you react to things and learn to recognize the physical and emotional signs of stress and/or PTSD
- Visit Counseling Services and talk with a mental health professional
- Set reasonalbe boundaries for yourself