2008 Woodie Awards
Let's talk about stress
Marsel Gray
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Perspectives
I just got off work, and I have a five-page paper due tomorrow, as well as a German test I haven't studied for. To top it off, Family Guy is on TV.
Talk about being stressed. With only a few weeks of classes left in the semester, everyone has some sort of last minute paper, project or exam to finish.
For many people stress comes with all the last-minute work. If you're like me, then you wait to the last minute to do almost anything.
During high school I was always able to manage this "lifestyle" of mine, yet university life has forced me to rethink my methods.
I hate stress, and for the millions of people who are plagued with this phenomenon I can pretty much guarantee that they do too. It seems like stress comes from all directions and angles. Little things such as papers to major things like bills all cause stress.
Generally, stress is anything a person deems threatening or hindering to their lifestyle or well-being. A certain degree of stress is believed to be a normal part of living, though I rather believe I can live stress-free.
The symptoms of stress can be either physical or psychological. Long-term stress can lead to many health problems, such as insomnia, high blood pressure, malnutrition and heart attacks. I must be doing well if I've never experienced any of these.
The major stress often results in the form mental and emotional illness that can arise from major changes in a person's life, such as marriage, education, death, divorce and job loss.
In most workplaces, stress-related illness often results in a burnout, a loss of interest in a person's job duty. Many of us at school feel the burnout quickly; we start off the semester with good intentions, get sidetracked and by the end we are struggling.
As easy as it is to get stressed, it is even easier to get rid of it. There are many things a person can to do help them relax the stress away, most of which are as easy as squeezing a stress ball.
Talk about being stressed. With only a few weeks of classes left in the semester, everyone has some sort of last minute paper, project or exam to finish.
For many people stress comes with all the last-minute work. If you're like me, then you wait to the last minute to do almost anything.
During high school I was always able to manage this "lifestyle" of mine, yet university life has forced me to rethink my methods.
I hate stress, and for the millions of people who are plagued with this phenomenon I can pretty much guarantee that they do too. It seems like stress comes from all directions and angles. Little things such as papers to major things like bills all cause stress.
Generally, stress is anything a person deems threatening or hindering to their lifestyle or well-being. A certain degree of stress is believed to be a normal part of living, though I rather believe I can live stress-free.
The symptoms of stress can be either physical or psychological. Long-term stress can lead to many health problems, such as insomnia, high blood pressure, malnutrition and heart attacks. I must be doing well if I've never experienced any of these.
The major stress often results in the form mental and emotional illness that can arise from major changes in a person's life, such as marriage, education, death, divorce and job loss.
In most workplaces, stress-related illness often results in a burnout, a loss of interest in a person's job duty. Many of us at school feel the burnout quickly; we start off the semester with good intentions, get sidetracked and by the end we are struggling.
As easy as it is to get stressed, it is even easier to get rid of it. There are many things a person can to do help them relax the stress away, most of which are as easy as squeezing a stress ball.
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