Chronic stress

for a reason, and sooner or later it will all fall into place. I hope to live in the moment as I try to not stress, take action, and enjoy the present. Stress is feeling which is embedded into every college students head. We feel the stress from the start of the semester to the very last second of finals week. This stress is sometimes carried over as we wait for our pending exam scores. Stress is an overwhelming emotion that can deteriorate one’s body. I hope to overcome this weakness of mine…

Rhetoric, the existence of persuasion in writing or speaking, a powerful tool that shapes the way writers and readers interact. Also the base of a rhetorical situation, or a situation that is brought about by communication of a want to fulfill an action. The poem above, which I wrote for a 12th grade English assignment, is a perfect example of a rhetorical situation, clearly portraying the interaction between the rhetor, audience, exigence, and constraints. I choose to review the rhetoric of…

of thought, figure out how to solve the problem. Everyone has a different approach as to how to tackle stress. I know people whom use stress balls. It’s a squishy, yet somewhat firm ball that you place in the palm of your hand and squeeze. This helps to relieve stress and the tension that accompanies it. Another stress relief technique is meditation. Mediation is one of the best stress relieving techniques that was founded within the Indian culture but today is accessible to…

Procrastination can help release some stress, instead of worrying about the dreaded deadline. Realizing that procrastination does let my natural creativity flow, I will actually waste less time. When writing finally hits me that is when I should begin writing. Time and time again, I try to…

Stress is around us every single day. We absorb it from others, generate it ourselves, and perpetuate this rather vicious cycle by subjecting others to our personal angst. The idea that we the average American citizen, living in a relatively "peaceful" environment are or should be free of it is laughable to me. Perhaps we aren 't experiencing the same level or degree/ quantity as a soldier on the front line fighting on foreign land, fair enough. Yet the physiological signs are undeniably present…

Stress is defined in the dictionary as a “state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in our lives.” Everyone encounters stress in life caused by many different variables and we cope with in different ways. One way cope with stress is to notice how it can impact our body. Some people take to working out, eating healthy, taking breaks from what is stressing us out, or getting plenty of sleep which are all good ways to cope with stress people. Some of the negative coping skills take to…

I would attempt to stretch as I did back in high school, but failed to do so. Every day, I will encounter something that will cause me to stress out, even if it is something little. When I noticed that I was not as active as before, I started to gain weight and that is something that stresses me out the most. Yoga is considered to be one of the best for stress relief and it was a way for me to get back into stretching. By using the S.M.A.R.T goal, it helped me improve and succeed a certain goal…

The constant motion of humanity is sometimes a captivating and beautiful phenomenon, but in other times it is just another display of stress’ effect on the modern world. Life is a vessel of ups and downs, beginnings and endings; success and failure that all people must endure. Throughout history, people simply had to make the means called to survive. Now, society advocates so much more due to the advancements within civilization. The world echoes its call for individuals to succeed, prosper, and…

cause a lot of stress. Trying to work a job, whether part or full time, trying to pay the bills, and balance family and friends can seem impossible at times. This is a large cause for stress among us college…

The term “stress” is commonly thrown around and used to describe a negative feeling, but it is important to note that many activities/occupations require some degree of stress. Goals and dreams are transformed into reality through the sphere of stress, as people realize that coming face to face with what is considered difficult is what allows them to live a healthy and active life. Stress is needed on a day-to-day basis, but what occurs many a times is a person’s inability to handle the great…