Q&A: Talking about stress

How do you cope with stress? “This is from my own beliefs, but I’d say prayer really helps. If you’re trying to curb your own stress by things that you do like reading or sleeping a lot, it’s not really going to last, but if you pray about it then it’s going to last.”  What aspects of school worsen your stress? “I feel like it’s people in my classes. I just started doing ...

How do you cope with stress? “I think doing something that you really like doing. In my life it’s dance, so I guess that’s just a stress reliever.” Do your parents have expectations for you? “Their expectations are the expectations that I’ve set for myself too, so it’s not really affecting me that much because I know that I have to live up to that. It’s my goals, not just w...

How do you cope with stress? “For me it’s basketball. Getting around the court and playing can really just take my mind off things. So when I come back, [I] come back fresh and with a new mind. ” Do your parents have expectations for you? “I’d say my parents definitely have really high expectations of me. I feel like some people do get stressed out from that… but I just try not to r...

Do your parents have expectations for you? “My parents have high expectations. For the most part I just try to live up to it, but I don’t let it bother me too much. I just try to ignore that part.”  What aspects of school worsen your stress? “The tests. [In] some classes, 70 percent of the grade is the test, so if you don’t pass that test or don’t get a high enough grade, it doesn...

Do your parents have expectations for you? “When I was younger, parent expectation was a huge stress for me, but as I’ve gotten older their expectations have become mine.” How often do you compare yourself to those around you? How does this affect you? “I feel like it increases my stress because if you’re holding yourself to a standard, what was once a goal becomes an expectatio...