Many teenagers have had lots of challenges, I for one have. As a child I was very stressed out a lot, mostly because I was thinking about things too much in-depth. With that stress I also went to see a counselor and she helped me realize a little bit about myself. It was a hard time and it still is with high school and college coming up. Teachers and parents trying to get you do show off to colleges when that is hard to do. All of the stress and problems that I have faced all started when I moved to Iowa and away from my friends in Illinois.
Illinois to me was the most fun time I ever had. I was a little kid playing with my friends in the backyard. I had a friend, and he was my best friend. Both of our mothers where friends and apparently …show more content…
Eustress increases sharpness and motivation and can keep people alert and involved (Rathus, 2010). The biggest one is when I was in middle school I was at this track meet. I was undefeated when I was going into this meet. That is when I saw this other kids time. He was from West Delaware and it time was a whole second faster than my personal record. That’s when it hit me all the adrenaline and I was ready for the run. We all got up to the line everybody saying they had to pee. The gun went off and I got second, but I broke the middle school record. That stress knowing that I was going against a person that I probably couldn’t beat helped me stay with him the entire race. After the race because of the stress I hugged my mom. I didn’t know this but a hormone named oxytocin was being produced. It comes from the pituitary gland and it makes you want to seek support. Kelly McGonigal says, “It 's a stress hormone… And when oxytocin is released in the stress response, it is motivating you to seek support.” When I hugged my mom I was just doing what my body needed me to do to relax. Also what people don’t know is that oxytocin helps the heart by helping in the regeneration process of heart cells. Stress wasn’t so bad in middle school then I hit high school and a whole new work …show more content…
We went to the doctor a few times and he said that it was caused by Chronic stress and I was just too tense all the time. From the American Psychological Association, they say ‘Chronic stress causes the muscles in the body to be in a more or less constant state of guardedness.’ To be guardedness means that your muscle tenses up and you are on your guard during your stress. That is why people tell you to talk to someone or go do something active during stress to channel it into something positive. Stress can cause anxiety, but your body has defense mechanism to stop that. Sublimation is what helps you channel your stress into something positive like a sport or drawing.
Many people have stress and it can be hard for them. Stress wasn’t a thing that I when I was in Illinois. With all the stressor that I’ve dealt with I could go on forever. It all started in Iowa when I couldn’t see my best friend ever again. I’m still in touch with him, but it’s not the same. In Iowa I have had some fun times, but I’ve had more stressful times than ever. I hope to, when I’m older, see what I can do after high school and college. I know I’ll get stress; it is a part of who we are but maybe it will be lesson when I am out of this
Illinois to me was the most fun time I ever had. I was a little kid playing with my friends in the backyard. I had a friend, and he was my best friend. Both of our mothers where friends and apparently …show more content…
Eustress increases sharpness and motivation and can keep people alert and involved (Rathus, 2010). The biggest one is when I was in middle school I was at this track meet. I was undefeated when I was going into this meet. That is when I saw this other kids time. He was from West Delaware and it time was a whole second faster than my personal record. That’s when it hit me all the adrenaline and I was ready for the run. We all got up to the line everybody saying they had to pee. The gun went off and I got second, but I broke the middle school record. That stress knowing that I was going against a person that I probably couldn’t beat helped me stay with him the entire race. After the race because of the stress I hugged my mom. I didn’t know this but a hormone named oxytocin was being produced. It comes from the pituitary gland and it makes you want to seek support. Kelly McGonigal says, “It 's a stress hormone… And when oxytocin is released in the stress response, it is motivating you to seek support.” When I hugged my mom I was just doing what my body needed me to do to relax. Also what people don’t know is that oxytocin helps the heart by helping in the regeneration process of heart cells. Stress wasn’t so bad in middle school then I hit high school and a whole new work …show more content…
We went to the doctor a few times and he said that it was caused by Chronic stress and I was just too tense all the time. From the American Psychological Association, they say ‘Chronic stress causes the muscles in the body to be in a more or less constant state of guardedness.’ To be guardedness means that your muscle tenses up and you are on your guard during your stress. That is why people tell you to talk to someone or go do something active during stress to channel it into something positive. Stress can cause anxiety, but your body has defense mechanism to stop that. Sublimation is what helps you channel your stress into something positive like a sport or drawing.
Many people have stress and it can be hard for them. Stress wasn’t a thing that I when I was in Illinois. With all the stressor that I’ve dealt with I could go on forever. It all started in Iowa when I couldn’t see my best friend ever again. I’m still in touch with him, but it’s not the same. In Iowa I have had some fun times, but I’ve had more stressful times than ever. I hope to, when I’m older, see what I can do after high school and college. I know I’ll get stress; it is a part of who we are but maybe it will be lesson when I am out of this