Tips on Avoiding Stress

Tips on Avoiding Stress and Depression

• Do not get mad at yourself
• Be organized and prepared
• Make time for fun
• Make time for relaxing
• Exercise
• Eat healthy foods
• Stay positive
• Go to sleep at a regular time
• Plan your time ahead
• Be around people who make you feel happy
• Be around people who you can talk to about your feelings
• Stay away from people or situations that make you feel stressed

Tips on Managing Depression

• Exercise/Yoga/Meditation
• Eat healthy
• Relax
• Use support systems (friends, family, advisors, counselors)
• Medication
• Counseling/Therapy
• Be social (go out and do fun things with your friends)
• Don’t use drugs and alcohol they will make you feel worse
• Get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors
• Try to think about the good things in your life

Tips on Dealing with Homesickness

• Stay busy
• Meet new people/ Make new friends
• Set goals to meet while you are in Canada
• Join clubs to meet people
• Balance time spent talking with family and friends at home with time spent talking with people in Canada
• Do not spend all of your time in your bedroom or the computer lab
• Try the open door policy (Leave your door to your room open sometimes to let people know that you are there to talk)
• Be confident in yourself
• Stay positive and open to new things