Exams. The wretched roommate. Credit card debt is a serious problem. Living away from your family for the first time in your life. These and a mass of other concerns can cause university students to become overwhelmed with stress, making their lives miserable and causing them to struggle academically. This happens more often than many would like to believe.
The infographic provided, gives an eye-opening idea of stress at the higher education level, including a rundown of symptoms, triggers, and management options. It is a must-read resource for incoming freshmen students, upperclassmen, and parents.
Most academic institutions recognize the high frequency of mental health issues among students and attempt to provide a variety of prevention and treatment options, like counselors, classes, and therapy.
Students can improve their mental health by doing simple tasks by themselves. For example, getting enough is one of the most important factors when it comes to reducing stress, but a lot of college students just don’t have the available time to do so. Rest, exercise, and nutrition not only help to alleviate negative effects on your mental health, but they also help to improve physical health, which can be a driving factor of academic failure or success.
One more crucial reason to focus on developing positive coping skills is that individuals frequently turn to negative coping techniques, which can have a negative effect on the stress problem. Making things much, much worse. Excessive alcohol and drug use and risky romantic relationships are just a few examples of how young adults might harm their lives in an attempt to relieve stress.
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