Mental health is a crucialpart of who you are. It influences your actions, feelings, thoughts, and howyou interact with others. Caring for your mental health unlocks severalbenefits, including reduced anxiety, improved self-image, and better controlover your emotional and physical health. However, mental health problemscontinue to affect hundredsof millions of people globally. While the stress and ensuing fear of the failure in students isinevitable, one should not undermine its damaging effects on learners. Anxietyoften affects students deeply, making them counterproductive and needless tosay, it is detrimental to their mental well-being. To address this issue, Akashvani, Raipur organized a session on the topic “Stress & Anxiety Management at College Level” inSt. Vincent Pallotti College, Raipuron 12th July 2024 in AVA Room at 11:30 AM for all the students andstaff of college. The objective of the session was to provide with valuableinsights and practical strategies for managing stress and anxiety. The expertspeaker of the session was mental health expert, psychologist, Dr. DogendraSingh Parihar.
The speaker emphasized on certain essential pointsand tips to handle stress and anxiety in life and during examinations. Hestressed on strategic time management, balanced sleeping hours,revision with writing practices, controlled thoughts, balanced diet, avoiding procrastination, understanding the paper optimistic attitude, group discussion avoiding apprehension. He adopted constructive approach to eliminate all the chances of poorpreparation and build-up a confident and optimistic learner who is ever-readyto take on the challenges.
Principal of the College, Dr.Kuldeep Dubey also interacted with the students and motivated the staff to create a safe and inclusive environment where studentsthrive academically and emotionally. The session was followedby an interactive question answer session wherein the students exchangedpersonal experiences, tips and takes away points that will work wonders forthem in their life emotionally and academically.
Thesession ended with the vote of thanks to the team of Akashvani, Raipur fororganizing such insightful event in college.