Stress...

...and lots of it.  It comes from different sources, but right now, it's coming from every direction.  The question is how to cope.  To answer this question, I did some research (Read:  googled "stress", asked a friend, sat and thought).  This is what I discovered:

1.  First and foremost, take care of your self.  Not sleeping?  Go to bed a little earlier, take some Melatonin, have a warm bath, a cup of warm milk.  Read a book for pleasure before you go to bed.  Get off the electronics an hour or so before you sleep.  Not hungry?  Eat little meals with protein.  Have a few crackers with peanut butter, a handful of nuts, a cup of yogurt, some beans and rice.  Tired?  Take a walk, touch your toes, reach for the sky, do a few side bends.

2.  Ask for help.  We all have family and friends who care about us.  We all also hate to ask for help.  Remember, what goes around, comes around.  Your friends help you, you'll help them.  That's what we do when we care about others.  Sometimes, we need help from our bosses and professors.  They're people too - ask for help; they have a vested interest in seeing you succeed, because it makes them look good.  (Failing makes them look bad.) If push comes to shove, ask for professional help.  That's what the professionals do, and they do it well.  Humans are community animals - we need others to survive.

3.  Find better ways to cope.  See above.  Look, too, at how you deal with stress.  What works?  What doesn't?  If it doesn't, what might work better?  Time getting away from you?  Make a schedule.  Prioritize what's important.  If that all seems too much, see #2 above about professional help.  Sometimes, we all need it.

4.  Speak up for yourself.  Be proactive about what you need.  Not talking keeps the stress in and makes it worse.  It also leaves you alone with your negative thoughts, which tends to make them multiply.

5.  Change your way of thinking.  When you start to worry, ask whether it's about something you can change.  If the answer is "no," then let it go and learn to cope with it.

6.  Although it's the last thing you want, be around others.  Being alone is like not talking - it keeps the stress in and makes everything seem worse.

7.  Laugh.  Enough said.