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With finals around the corner, Michigan State University students are realizing classes are ending and are trying to find ways to combat the stress that comes along with it.

Jonathan Kermiet, Olin Student Health Center health educator and coordinator of LifeRx, said when he helps students find a way to manage their stress, he wants them to find something that will help them escape.

“I like to look at most stress management as a type of escapism because you are escaping from your problems momentarily,” Kermiet said. “Most stress management is not going to take that stress away, it’s just going to make you more resilient so you can deal with those things in a way that will alleviate the stress.”

Most students said they feel overwhelmed 75 percent of the time and about 25 percent said they were so stressed in the last year that it affected their academics in a negative way, Kermiet said. 

Let’s take a look at how students around campus are handling their stress, in either a positive or negative approach.