Starting college can be both an exciting and stressful time in your life. You have to figure out how to navigate the challenging task of balancing your schoolwork with your social life.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 85% of students report that they have experienced stress or felt overwhelmed by the amount of tasks they have to deal with during the school year.
However, stress can be both positive and negative. The technical words for these two types of stress are eustress and distress.
Eustress helps us stay motivated and achieve our goals, while distress affects a person’s performance negatively and may cause severe health problems.
Check out the infographic below to find out more about the causes of stress and to learn some useful stress management techniques. As a bonus, you can read about the benefits of a gap year if you are thinking about taking a break from your studies.
Infographic Source: https://ivypanda.com/blog/study-stress/