Blog Post 6: Stress! Stress! Stress!

College can be a stressful time for anyone. Some stress pushes you to meet goals by studying more, working harder or sticking with a challenging task. But sometimes stress reaches am unhealthy level that can prevent you from functioning well and meeting your goals. Your health, school performance and social life can all suffer when stress becomes too much to handle. That's because stress can affect your mood and ability to think clearly. It can also weaken your immune system and make you more susceptible to getting sick.

I read an article entitled "Good stress, Bad stress" by Jed Foundation in ulifeline.org. The summary is about benefits of stress and disadvantages of stress is a burst of energy that basically advices you on what to do. Stress is also a vital warning system, producing the fight-or-fight response. When the brain perceives some kind of stress, it starts flooding the body with chemicals. This creates a variety of reactions such as an increase in blood pressure and heart rate.

Jed Foundation quoted that "For instance, stress can help you meet daily challenges and motivates you to reach your goals." In fact, stress can help you accomplish tasks more efficiently. If can even boost memory. For instance, stress can improve how your heart works and protect your body from infection.

At any give point in time, most college students are stressed about something; it's just part of going to school. While having stress in your life is normal and often unavoidable, being stressed is something you can control. It can be hard to ask for help , and unless your friends are psychic, they may not know how stressed out you are. Finding a few moments of peace and quiet- with no cellphone, room mates, or crowds- might be just what you need. Stepping out from the crazy college environment for a few moments can do wonders for reducing your stress. Stress is an inevitable part of life, but you can improve the way you respond to stress and avoid or change some of the situations that creates negative stress.


According to another article entitled "What Kind of Stress is Good for You?" by Elizabeth Scott in stress.about.com. The summary tells about is stress can be good or bad for you. However, good stress can turn into bad stress, and vice versa.

Elizabeth Scott quoted, "I've alluded to it twice already; good stress can be bad for you if you experience too much of it." This is because your stress response is triggered either way, there is still a cumulative stress. That's why it's important to be in tune with yourself and be able to tell when you've had too much.

Stress may be considered as any physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental unrest and that may be a factor in disease causation. An important goal for those under stress is the management of stress in our lives. Elimination of stress is unrealistic, since stress is a part of normal life. We can however, learn to manage stress through techniques such as exercise, relaxation, meditation, time management, and support systems so that we have control over our stress and its effects on our physical and mental health. Overall, it's important to have a good stress in our life.