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Silent Killer Research Paper

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Stress, America’s silent killers. Stress affects people of all ages, ethnicities and genders. Due to its complex nature the concept of stress is constantly being studied. Extensive research has discovered that stress can cause both psychological, and physiological issues. I’m writing on the concept of stress because it is something I have been able to identify with as a transitioning college student. It is also something I know many people can identify with but don’t necessarily know how to deal with. Stress is a physical, mental, or emotional stimuli that causes bodily or mental tension. People often associate stress as experiencing feelings of anxiety. People who go through stress often report feeling overwhelmed and edgy. Stress can be …show more content…

Entering college as a first year student I knew the work load would be tough but I wasn’t aware of how many different obstacles would be thrown my way. Every week I had an exam. Every week I had a paper or a quiz or something that needed my immediate attention. My body was stunned by the amount of stimuli it was being bombarded with. Saying I was overwhelmed is a gross understatement. That didn’t even begin to describe how I was feeling. I always felt like I never had enough time, like I never had enough energy. I felt as if I was being pulled into several different directions. My body was having a difficult time adjusting and adapting to the changes of work in my new environment. When I got my exams and papers back it didn’t help that the grades that I received were significantly lower than what I was used to. It only added to my stress. I started experiencing frequent migraine headache, I was more susceptible to sickness and I had grown increasingly frustrated and irritable. Pain exhaustion, irritability, and anxiety is what I associated with stress. I realized the correlation between my stress and terrible tensions my body experienced. The more stressed I was the more tension I experienced. I found myself crying very often and feeling like I didn’t know what to do. When I was stressed it forced me to find ways to de-stress myself. I had to find something to release my stress so that I wasn’t overcome with so many

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