Stress is experienced when you feel pressured and can't manage a situation. For example, if you have a lot of assignments due, you may feel stressed because you think you won't be able to get them in on time.
It isn't always bad to experience some stress; feeling under pressure may be beneficial for some. However, if you are experiencing stress over a long period of time or it feels overbearing, then you should seek professional help. But what are ways to counter and or deal with stress at home?
There are many ways to deal with and alleviate stress, but they don't all work for everyone. We all have our own needs and preferences, what might work for someone else might not work for you, so it is important to figure out what best suits you. According to Adam Felman’s article Why stress happens and how to manage it, some ways you can manage stress include exercising, managing priorities, and talking to others. (Felman 2020)
This article compiles everything you need to know about stress and dealing with it and is a good source if you want to learn more. I found it very useful. It taught me that using priority management to organize everything I need to do helps me manage my stress and focus on my assignments. I suggest looking into this article and exploring what works for you to manage your stress the next time you experience it.
I think this topic is really relatable— I mean everyone experiences some stress from time to time. I also agree that it's really important to learn to manage it. The article you linked to was really interesting to see, too; It made me reflect on the ways that I can better control stress levels.
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