The Truth About Stress and Anxiety
Author Uzhma Iyas December 19, 2019
Many teenagers have gone through copious amounts of stress, whether school-related or not. They all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and have faced hardships along their teenage years. The most common thing that stresses teens is school.
Stress and anxiety have affected almost everyone no matter their age. It has affected people’s daily routines and emotional stability. Yet, stress doesn't just affect you; it also affects the people you surround yourself with. Stress is a very relatable topic to almost everyone going through a difficult time. For some, stress and anxiety are passive things, while for others they aren’t. Different people have different ways of coping with stress and anxiety.
The upcoming assignments, homework, and tasks that people have to complete cause them to stress and panic over whether they are good or not or whether they’re right or wrong.
“I can't focus on normal things that I have to complete like chores and homework,” a student exclaimed. She proceeds to say that when she comes home after a big test, she’s always thinking about it and panicking about whether she passed or failed.
For some people, social situations stress them out. Other factors could be their parents, siblings, friendships, breakups, or other relationship issues. Sometimes, when someone is going through friendship problems, it tends to make them overthink their relationship as friends. Shabnam Muzammil, a senior in college notes, “I tend to overthink situations when my friend is upset. Like if she’s mad about something after I said something I'll start to get stressed about it because I would think that I’m the reason she’s mad.” When this happens, she can't think straight or focus on herself. Her thoughts will continue to circle around what happened with her friend, and that’s how her stress begins to grow.
Stress and anxiety have affected almost everyone no matter their age. It has affected people’s daily routines and emotional stability. Yet, stress doesn't just affect you; it also affects the people you surround yourself with. Stress is a very relatable topic to almost everyone going through a difficult time. For some, stress and anxiety are passive things, while for others they aren’t. Different people have different ways of coping with stress and anxiety.
The upcoming assignments, homework, and tasks that people have to complete cause them to stress and panic over whether they are good or not or whether they’re right or wrong.
“I can't focus on normal things that I have to complete like chores and homework,” a student exclaimed. She proceeds to say that when she comes home after a big test, she’s always thinking about it and panicking about whether she passed or failed.
For some people, social situations stress them out. Other factors could be their parents, siblings, friendships, breakups, or other relationship issues. Sometimes, when someone is going through friendship problems, it tends to make them overthink their relationship as friends. Shabnam Muzammil, a senior in college notes, “I tend to overthink situations when my friend is upset. Like if she’s mad about something after I said something I'll start to get stressed about it because I would think that I’m the reason she’s mad.” When this happens, she can't think straight or focus on herself. Her thoughts will continue to circle around what happened with her friend, and that’s how her stress begins to grow.
People cope with stress in different ways. A student shares, “Breathing techniques work very well for me when I get really stressed out.” She says that taking time for herself and just taking a break helps her shift her focus from whatever is bothering her. A few other techniques that different teenagers and adults use are listening to music, letting out their emotions, sleeping or eating, and just focusing on other things that don't remind them of what makes them stressed.
There are so many things one can do to deal with stress and anxiety. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. Stress is something very normal, and it's something everyone will go through at some point. Ordinary anxiety is a feeling that comes and goes but does not interfere with your everyday life. If at any point you feel as if it's not just ordinary anxiety and it’s an anxiety disorder, always make sure to tell someone you trust about it.
There are so many things one can do to deal with stress and anxiety. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. Stress is something very normal, and it's something everyone will go through at some point. Ordinary anxiety is a feeling that comes and goes but does not interfere with your everyday life. If at any point you feel as if it's not just ordinary anxiety and it’s an anxiety disorder, always make sure to tell someone you trust about it.