ever said any of these phrases you might
have math anxiety math anxiety is a
feeling of worry or uneasiness that
interferes with the ability to do math
it's been shown to decrease working
memory which is a part of your
short-term memory that holds information
while solving problems so math anxiety
doesn't just make you feel nervous it
can actually hurt your math performance
this can make your anxiety worse
creating a loop that's hard to break out
of but the good news is you can break
out of the cycle here are five tips to
help write about your anxiety studies
have shown that people who wrote about
their frustrations and worries before
taking a math test actually performed
better strengthen your foundation math
often builds on a set of basic skills
like addition subtraction multiplication
and division
practice a little every day to build
your confidence show all of your work
because math anxiety takes away working
memory the more you can write down the
less your brain has to hold this can
also help you check your work once
you're finished relieve stress anxiety
can also cause physical symptoms like
shortness of breath and increased heart
rate combat these physical symptoms by
practicing meditation or breathing
exercises
think positive math anxiety is mostly
built on the worry that you won't be
able to do the math therefore
self-efficacy or the belief that you can
do something is a counter-effect ditch
phrases like I'm not good at math and
replace them with I can do this everyone
encounters math at some point so it's
important not to let math anxiety hold
you back
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