Title: How Stress Works With and Against Your Memory
Headings: How Stress Works With and Against Your Memory
How Stress Works With and Against Your Memory
Stress and Memory
Improve Your Memory Under Stress

Content: This means that, when stressed, you can focus on breathing and focusing your attention, as well as vividly imagining yourself reaching your goals; this has proven benefits. Get moving. A study that examined the effects of an aerobic exercise program on memory-impaired people found that a 12-week exercise program indeed improved their memory over those who didn't enroll in the program. 5 ﻿ The subjects involved in the study were experiencing mild cognitive impairment from the effects of stress-related exhaustion, so these results are especially relevant for those who are stressed. Practice mindfulness. Researchers found that practicing mindfulness can help with your memory not only by minimizing the stress that can be impairing it but also by enabling better quality sleep. One study, which showed that those who experience stress and memory issues often experience sleep problems, found that practicing mindfulness resulted in less stress as well as fewer memory issues and sleep problems. 6 ﻿
Learn some tricks. There are some simple tricks like clenching your fists or moving your eyes from side to side which can help with memory creation as well.