What is stress?
Nervous about that big test? Need to get your grades up? Too much homework? Not enough time to do anything you want?
Everyone has been stressed out at least one time in their life (Barta 1). Maybe your a lucky one and you don't get stress out often. But, if your like most teens today, you are stressed out almost every day. Your teenage years are a busy time in life. You have so much to do and not enough time to do it. Most teenagers get very stressed out from school. You may be wondering what stress is and why it is so bad.
First off, all stress is not bad. Some stress is healthy, but too much stress can be harmful to your body (Barta 1). "Strong emotions such as fright and anger cause major bodily changes" (Jenkins 1). When your emotions change, your body changes. For example, when you get scared, your digestive system shuts down, nothing happens. But, all of your other bodily systems rev up! Your heart rate increases. You breath more rapidly. Your pupils dilate. But, don't worry, once you have calmed down, your bodily systems return to normal (Jenkins 1).
Everyone experiences stress differently. In fact, "45 percent of girls and young women reported experiencing stress frequently, and 32 percent of boys and you men reported frequent stress" ("Academic Performance Top Cause of Teen Stress" 1). Some people freak out when they are running late to something, others could care less. Some people get stressed over grades and school. Others don't try in school, so they don't care. The teen years are the most stressful years of your life.
Everyone has been stressed out at least one time in their life (Barta 1). Maybe your a lucky one and you don't get stress out often. But, if your like most teens today, you are stressed out almost every day. Your teenage years are a busy time in life. You have so much to do and not enough time to do it. Most teenagers get very stressed out from school. You may be wondering what stress is and why it is so bad.
First off, all stress is not bad. Some stress is healthy, but too much stress can be harmful to your body (Barta 1). "Strong emotions such as fright and anger cause major bodily changes" (Jenkins 1). When your emotions change, your body changes. For example, when you get scared, your digestive system shuts down, nothing happens. But, all of your other bodily systems rev up! Your heart rate increases. You breath more rapidly. Your pupils dilate. But, don't worry, once you have calmed down, your bodily systems return to normal (Jenkins 1).
Everyone experiences stress differently. In fact, "45 percent of girls and young women reported experiencing stress frequently, and 32 percent of boys and you men reported frequent stress" ("Academic Performance Top Cause of Teen Stress" 1). Some people freak out when they are running late to something, others could care less. Some people get stressed over grades and school. Others don't try in school, so they don't care. The teen years are the most stressful years of your life.