Songs to help reduce university stress

Stress is one of my biggest weaknesses. Since reaching out for help, I have found ways to cope with them both. One way I found extremely helpful was music. As I can be easily distracted by lyrics, I chose to stick with instrumental songs.

The NHS website defines stress as “The body’s reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure”. The website also says that “too much stress can affect our mood, our body and our relationships” and that “Experiencing a lot of stress over a long period of time can also lead to a feeling of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, often called burnout.”

If you believe you are suffering from Stress please do reach out for help, Organisations such as With You can offer free CBT to help you find ways of coping with your stress.

Here are 5 instrumental pop songs that help me to reduce University stress.

Where is my mind – Javi Lobe

This song is a piano instrumental of the song originally released by Pixies.

This version of the song is very different in comparison to the original which is mainly guitars and drums.

This song is perfect to help you along with your studies and anything you have on your to-do list.

Champagne Problems – Bobby G

This song is a piano & saxophone instrumental of the song originally released by Taylor Swift.

When I first listened to this song, the saxophone made me jump. It’s so unexpected, especially since it follows a peaceful set of piano chords.

If you want a song that’s relaxing to study to, then this is the song for it.

Imagine (Piano Version) – Alec Dufner

This song is a Piano instrumental of the song originally released by John Lennon.

I believe that out of all the songs on this list, this is the most relaxing song I’ve shared with you. It’s probably hard to believe but this song is more relaxing than the original.

This song is a great song to relax to or even fall asleep to.

Brown Eyed Girl – Mark Davies

This song is a guitar instrumental of the song originally released by Van Morrison.

I found this song by letting a playlist continue playing. It caused me to laugh a little bit, I had never heard such a peaceful and relaxing version of this song.

Every time I listen to this song it completely wipes away the stress and puts a big smile on my face.

This song is a perfect song to pick up your mood and to help you along with any studies or house chores on your to-do list.

Sweet Child Of Mine – Henri Bentley

This song is a piano instrumental of the song originally released by Guns N’ Roses.

Comparing this version to the original song you can see how much of a difference it is in peacefulness.

This version of the song is perfect to lay back and close your eyes to, just be warned… you may fall asleep to this song.

 

 

 

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