Podcast Episode 39: Battling Test Anxiety in Law School and on the Bar Exam

March 30, 2016 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back! Today we’re talking about everyone’s favorite topic – Test Anxiety. Okay, not really anyone’s favorite topic, but a really important one because so many law students deal with test anxiety in law school and on the bar exam.

In this episode we discuss:

Lee and Alison discuss their experience with exam anxiety
Your physiological response during exam prep and exams
Why stress isn’t all bad
The importance of taking care of yourself in law school
The correlation between anxiety and lack of sleep
How to calm your mind and focus
Coping mechanisms when you’re blanking on a test
How meditation and mindfulness can help alleviate stress and test anxiety
Why it’s important to control how you talk to yourself in stressful situations
When you may need to explore other options for alleviating anxiety with an expert
Meditation is not just for hippies – snipers and other elite athletes, soldiers, and high profile people do it, too!

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