Stuck on my shoulder are the whispers of anxiety breathing down fear to my body. It feels as though I’m in a marathon constantly barricaded by assessments, unable to see the finish line. The pressure of school feels like a tsunami crashing down. With only 2 months to go, I struggle to find the determination, will or strive to continue. I feel emotionally, physically and mentally drained. The top issues of concern to young people in 2013 were, in order, coping with stress, school or study problems, body image, depression and family conflict (Blue, 2016). Study shows that 1 out of every 3 students will or has suffered with anxiety or depression due to school (Stark, 2014). This is more than 30% of students in Australia. It means that around 15.3 million students in Australia will or has suffered with a mental health issue due to being unable to cope with school. Your child could be that 1 in 3. So what are you going to do to make a
Stuck on my shoulder are the whispers of anxiety breathing down fear to my body. It feels as though I’m in a marathon constantly barricaded by assessments, unable to see the finish line. The pressure of school feels like a tsunami crashing down. With only 2 months to go, I struggle to find the determination, will or strive to continue. I feel emotionally, physically and mentally drained. The top issues of concern to young people in 2013 were, in order, coping with stress, school or study problems, body image, depression and family conflict (Blue, 2016). Study shows that 1 out of every 3 students will or has suffered with anxiety or depression due to school (Stark, 2014). This is more than 30% of students in Australia. It means that around 15.3 million students in Australia will or has suffered with a mental health issue due to being unable to cope with school. Your child could be that 1 in 3. So what are you going to do to make a