It is no surprise why some students seem to be stressed throughout their entire school life - even worse when they get to high school. Homework gets accumulated because we can’t deal with so much of it being thrown at us every day. One sleeps at ungodly hours because we stay up to study for the test next day or just to finish that same pile of work we have still. Not only that, the outside also affects us as well. Moving to another place, the expectations of our parents is too grand to take, yet we strive for the best and other factors as well you just name them.
A quote from a psychologist in Daniel J. DeNoon’s article called “Your Child and Anxiety: School Stress Starts Early” says, “You are not really truly alive without stress,” since it’s a way to keep your brain functioning, giving it more incentive to learn new things better. It is only when stress interferes with the person’s development is when it is truly worrisome.
It also might have to do with the way one is handling things. For instance, that pile of homework perhaps could have been distributed throughout the week or maybe, we should lower our expectations of ourselves; it does nothing but pressures us and put us down in reality. Relatives also need to realize that, "We as schools and we as parents need to remind ourselves that sustained excellence is not natural. “It is not how we, ourselves, operate,” said the psychologist in Daniel J. DeNoon’s article. In extreme situations of stress one then really needs to evaluate “what can I do about it?” or “why am I like this?”, what is the source of all that is stressing you so much? Once it is evaluated, you can eliminate the point that is causing you such trouble or at least diminish it a lot more.
All in all, it’s not just about getting rid of that which strains you so much (though that is a factor) but to set it aside for a bit and have fun as well. You need to do something that you love so your worries somewhat dissipate. There is not one person who doesn’t need some time for themselves and do something that they feel at ease with. If this does helps your development, then it is not that wrong to treat yourself from time to time.
Andrea R.
A quote from a psychologist in Daniel J. DeNoon’s article called “Your Child and Anxiety: School Stress Starts Early” says, “You are not really truly alive without stress,” since it’s a way to keep your brain functioning, giving it more incentive to learn new things better. It is only when stress interferes with the person’s development is when it is truly worrisome.
It also might have to do with the way one is handling things. For instance, that pile of homework perhaps could have been distributed throughout the week or maybe, we should lower our expectations of ourselves; it does nothing but pressures us and put us down in reality. Relatives also need to realize that, "We as schools and we as parents need to remind ourselves that sustained excellence is not natural. “It is not how we, ourselves, operate,” said the psychologist in Daniel J. DeNoon’s article. In extreme situations of stress one then really needs to evaluate “what can I do about it?” or “why am I like this?”, what is the source of all that is stressing you so much? Once it is evaluated, you can eliminate the point that is causing you such trouble or at least diminish it a lot more.
All in all, it’s not just about getting rid of that which strains you so much (though that is a factor) but to set it aside for a bit and have fun as well. You need to do something that you love so your worries somewhat dissipate. There is not one person who doesn’t need some time for themselves and do something that they feel at ease with. If this does helps your development, then it is not that wrong to treat yourself from time to time.
Andrea R.