WHAT IS STRESS?

STRESS IS A NATURAL FEELING, DESIGNED TO HELP YOU COPE IN CHALLENGING

SITUATIONS. IN SMALL AMOUNTS IT CAN BE GOOD, BECAUSE IT PUSHES YOU TO WORK
HARD AND DO YOUR BEST, SUCH AS DURING EXAMS. BUT IF YOU'RE FEELING VERY
STRESSED OR FEEL YOU CANNOT MANAGE STRESS, IT CAN LEAD TO MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. IT CAN ALSO AFFECT YOUR ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE. LEAVING HOME TO START YOUR STUDIES CAN INVOLVE SOME STRESSFUL
CHANGES. THESE MIGHT INCLUDE MOVING TO A NEW AREA, MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND
MANAGING ON A TIGHT BUDGET.
WHAT CAUSES STRESS AT SCHOOL?
• HOMEWORK
• OVERSCHEDULING
• POOR SLEEP HABITS
• PARENTAL PRESSURE
• TRANSITIONS
• EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• SOCIAL CHALLENGES
 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FACE THE INTENSE COMPETITIVENESS OF TAKING
CHALLENGING COURSES, AMASSING IMPRESSIVE EXTRACURRICULAR, STUDYING AND
ACING COLLEGE PLACEMENT TESTS, AND DECIDING ON IMPORTANT AND LIFE-CHANGING
PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE SOCIAL
CHALLENGES INHERENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THIS STRESS CONTINUES IF
STUDENTS DECIDE TO ATTEND COLLEGE. STRESS IS AN UNAVOIDABLE PART OF LIFE, BUT
RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT INCREASED DAILY STRESSORS PUT COLLEGE-AGED YOUNG
ADULTS AT A HIGHER RISK FOR STRESS THAN OTHER AGE GROUPS. MAKING NEW
FRIENDS, HANDLING A MORE CHALLENGING WORKLOAD, FEELING PRESSURED TO
SUCCEED, BEING WITHOUT PARENTAL SUPPORT, AND NAVIGATING THE STRESSES OF
MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING ARE ALL ADDED CHALLENGES THAT MAKE THIS TRANSITION
MORE DIFFICULT.
 HOW TO OVERCOME
STRESS ?
LET US HEAR A GOOD STORY WHICH
DESCRIBES ABOUT THE STRESS ..
SECRET OF TREE – THE STORY
OF THIEVES AND MANAGER
• CHANGE MINDSET
• EXERCISE
• STOP PROCRASTINATING
• DIET – EAT HEALTHY FOOD
• PRIORITIZE
• COMMUNICATE – BUILD YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK
• LISTEN TO MUSIC
• SLEEP – DEVELOP A SLEEP ROUTINE
 IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT STRESS ISN’T THE SAME FOR EVERYONE.
FIGURING OUT WHAT WORKS FOR YOU MAY TAKE SOME TRIAL AND ERROR. A GOOD START
IS TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY
AND TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT STRESS RELIEF STRATEGIES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WORKS BEST TO HELP YOU FEEL LESS STRESSED.
HOWEVER, BY ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO CHANGE THEIR MINDSET, EFFECTIVELY
MANAGE THEIR TIME, AND DEVELOP GOOD HABITS, THEY’LL ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE
STRESS THEY FEEL ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AND ENJOY WHAT TIME LEFT THEY HAVE AT
SCHOOL.

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