{"id":2980,"date":"2026-04-02T14:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2026-09-02T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:37:50","slug":"24-07-enough-with-exam-jitters-a-practical-workshop-for-exam-success-fit-well-being-social-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2026\/04\/02\/24-07-enough-with-exam-jitters-a-practical-workshop-for-exam-success-fit-well-being-social-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 24.07 Enough with Exam Jitters \u2014 A Practical Workshop for Exam Success | FIT: Well-Being &amp; Social Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2980\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2980-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2980-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2980-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">When exam season hits, racing thoughts, restless nights, and sudden self-doubt can easily get in the way of showing what we actually know. On July 24th, we came together to tackle exam anxiety head-on in a calm, encouraging space.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Led by psychologist <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"20\">Christina Eisenbach<\/b>, the interactive session took the mystery out of test nerves by first exploring what actually happens in the brain and nervous system under acute pressure. Understanding why stress triggers physical reactions like brain fog or a racing heart made it much easier to address those feelings without panic.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">From there, the focus shifted entirely to practical, hands-on strategies. Together, we explored and practiced quick body-mind calming techniques, tried out focus-boosting exercises, and designed personalized pre-exam routines tailored to individual study habits. Participants walked away with actionable tools to stay grounded and clear-headed right up to exam day.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">A big thank you to Christina Eisenbach for sharing such valuable psychological insights, and to all the students who joined in, shared their experiences, and took proactive steps toward their well-being.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Take a deep breath and trust in your preparation\u2014you\u2019ve got this! <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Featured Image by kaboompics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/de-de\/@karola-g\/\">Pexels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2980-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-social-media-buttons panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-social-media-buttons so-widget-sow-social-media-buttons-atom-812218fb0129-2980\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Stay Up To Date<\/h3>\n<div class=\"social-media-button-container\">\n\t\n\t\t<a \n\t\tclass=\"ow-button-hover sow-social-media-button-instagram-0 sow-social-media-button\" title=\"Follow Us on Insta\" aria-label=\"Follow Us on Insta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/int.students_siegen\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fab\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf16d;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<a \n\t\tclass=\"ow-button-hover sow-social-media-button-whatsapp-0 sow-social-media-button\" title=\"Join our WhatsApp Channel\" aria-label=\"Join our WhatsApp Channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/EKgjFyxYbYA6scikI6JuMT\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fab\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf232;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When exam season hits, racing thoughts, restless nights, and sudden self-doubt can easily get in the way of showing what we actually know. On July 24th, we came together to tackle exam anxiety head-on in a calm, encouraging space. Led by psychologist Christina Eisenbach, the interactive session took the mystery out of test nerves by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2026\/04\/02\/24-07-enough-with-exam-jitters-a-practical-workshop-for-exam-success-fit-well-being-social-integration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Recap: 24.07 Enough with Exam Jitters \u2014 A Practical Workshop for Exam Success | FIT: Well-Being &amp; Social Integration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":659,"featured_media":2981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-july2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2980"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5189,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980\/revisions\/5189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}