Students: You’re not alone when dealing with stress
- Feb 17, 2016
- 2 min read
Every Panther has felt overwhelmed and stressed at one point in their college career. It sometimes feels as though you can’t function or you can’t muster the willpower to pull yourself out of a ditch.
This opinion article was originally featured in PantherNOW and talks about how college students can deal with stress.
Check out the article’s excerpt below and click the link if you want to read the full story!
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Maytinee Kramer/Staff Writer
Every Panther has felt overwhelmed and stressed at one point in their college career. It sometimes feels as though you can’t function or you can’t muster the willpower to pull yourself out of a ditch. It’s normal for most people to experience anxiety and stress from time to time but, for some, it can start to interfere with daily life which could eventually indicate a more serious issue.
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, fear, or unease, that if strong enough, can interfere with one’s daily activities. It can be a reaction to stress, which is any demand placed on the brain or body. Many people associate stress and anxiety with an inability to take control of one’s problems or with weakness.
People may feel stressed when many demands are placed on them and can be triggered by an event that makes them feel nervous or frustrated. An example of this can be seen during exam time when Panthers are scattered all over FIU studying or cramming for their tests, or when students put assignments off until the last minute, feeling overwhelmed by the large amounts of work they must complete.
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