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Stress of Burdens

January 2022 - This article talks about the pressure and extreme stress of having responsibilities both inside and outside of the classroom.

Written by: Kennedi Odum

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Being a high school student is stressful- everything from grades to how you look everyday before school- stress forming because of judgement from others, stress coming from all the  homework, and stress from extracurricular activities. I feel like most people are so consumed in their own stress, they don’t take the time to understand what others could be going through, and typically take their anger out on the wrong people. We might understand the concept of kindness but we don’t usually take action upon kindness. Students can tell which teachers actually try and the ones who don’t, and it makes a big difference. Stress is a cause of headaches and migraines; about 15% of students struggle with headaches and migraines. Not all students are pressured by their parents to have perfect grades, but some are and that just adds to all of the stress. You always hear the saying: “There's light at the end of the tunnel,” but high school students have stress, anxiety, and even depression that makes them feel like there isn’t a light. Then on top of everything else, there is the pressure of getting a job. Most high schoolers get their driver's license their second year of high school, which means they most likely have a car and to keep a car moving you need gas, but to get gas you need money and to have money you need a job. Having a job takes most of your evenings after school and when you're not working you either have sports or homework that you need to do, which leaves no time to live life. I am not saying all students live like this or have all of these problems, but some do and are under the stress to do it all.