Stresses of College
While college is a time for learning, for new experiences and self-discovery for students, it can also be a time for anxiety, stress and depression, leading on rare occasions to students trying to hurt themselves. This stress and depression stems from the pressures of competing at too early an age. This results in students encountering the adult responsibilities prematurely. While students still crave the nurturing effects of their parents, they often feel compelled to choose the real world before they are ready. As young children, the stresses of life begin with preschool. Dr. Boyd states, "People are being exposed to all kinds of things at a much earlier age, including pressures to compete"(Berger, 2). At as early an age of 4 years old, children are being forced into the school system and expected to read and even begin writing. This also marks the beginning of competition among their peers to do better and be smarter. Due to their developed critical thinking skills at this age, they are aware of the pressures and stresses to perform. They know they must pass all exams and classes otherwise they will suffer the consequences of being left back a grade. There also exists the pressures of being in the top of your cl
I have a second-hand experience with this type of stress related depression. A very close friend of mine attended private school with me up until the 12th grade. In grade school, when all of the other students were developing socializing skills and having fun, my friends' parents recommended that instead of enjoying his free time that he sit down and work on his reading and writing. Due to this he was never able to fully appreciate youth and all of the lack of responsibilities that go with being a child. With his parents' influence, he took all advanced courses in junior high and in high school. I remember one incident in particular when I went to his house and my friend was unable to complete one of his advanced placement homework assignments. His parents, who are both professors, completed his homework for him so that he would not suffer the consequences of a bad grade. Also, he could never fully enjoy being a teenager or go out with his friends, although he did love them very much. Now in college, his grades are very poor, he often drinks and occasionally does drugs. His parents don't seem to know what caused "their perfect child" to go downhill but it is obvious to everyone else that his parents had made a large contribution to it. While students are in high school
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