Feeling stressed can be completely normal, and in fact everyone feels stressed at some point in their life. Sometimes being stressed-out can motivate us to focus on our work, but other times it can lead us to feel completely overwhelmed and unable to concentrate on anything. While stress affects everyone in different ways, there are two types of stress. Stress that is beneficial and motivating is good stress. Stress that causes anxiety and even health problems is bad stress. Being a freshman in college I’ve recently started to undertake a lot of stress, and sometimes it can feel extremely overwhelming. I’m always struggling to find ways to cope with my stress, both positively and negatively. The main coping skills I utilize are listening to
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I like to listen to my music when I feel anxious, and stressed. My music makes me feel disconnected from the world and feel less stressed. I feel like my music helps me get through tough times. Whenever I feel anxious it’s nice to have something positive to help tune out my negative thoughts and feelings. I’m the type of person who can’t focus and get work done without listening to music. When I listen to my music I feel more focused on the task I’m doing. For example, the only way I can write papers/essay is if I’m listening to music, because it helps me focus. Sometimes I even feel like I’m typing to the beat of the music, and it motivates me to get my work done. Another thing about listening to music is that it gives me time to myself. Having time to myself is important, because I’m able to escape the stresses of my daily life. Such as, sometimes when I come home I like to sit in my car with my music playing. For some reason that little amount of time I have to myself makes me feel so relaxed, and realize that stressing out too much isn’t worth it. I also enjoy how music can bring people together and that it’s a way I can expressive myself. Music is universal and used in multiple ways. Mine being able to cope with life, and for just pure
I like to listen to my music when I feel anxious, and stressed. My music makes me feel disconnected from the world and feel less stressed. I feel like my music helps me get through tough times. Whenever I feel anxious it’s nice to have something positive to help tune out my negative thoughts and feelings. I’m the type of person who can’t focus and get work done without listening to music. When I listen to my music I feel more focused on the task I’m doing. For example, the only way I can write papers/essay is if I’m listening to music, because it helps me focus. Sometimes I even feel like I’m typing to the beat of the music, and it motivates me to get my work done. Another thing about listening to music is that it gives me time to myself. Having time to myself is important, because I’m able to escape the stresses of my daily life. Such as, sometimes when I come home I like to sit in my car with my music playing. For some reason that little amount of time I have to myself makes me feel so relaxed, and realize that stressing out too much isn’t worth it. I also enjoy how music can bring people together and that it’s a way I can expressive myself. Music is universal and used in multiple ways. Mine being able to cope with life, and for just pure