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A very warm welcome to @Roxy879 who is joining us tonight to talk about study stress!
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Hey everyone! I'm Roxanne (Or Roxy!)
I'm really looking forward to tonight and discussion that we will all have.
I love having debates and discussions and so I'm really looking forward for tonight!
The first question I was asked to answer is: Why does it seem that some people can handle heaps of pressure from studying and education, but others can't cope under a small amount of pressure?
Answer:
The first thing I want to clarify is that stress isn’t eternal, there will be times in your life where the pressure you are encountering may feel overpowering and exam pressure can be one of those times - So, I feel it’s important to know before you head off to your exams is that the stress you are or may be experiencing, you will not carry it with you forever! (This was something I wish someone told me when I was doing my studies, and I so I feel I should tell you this.)
When it comes down to it, everybody is unique! And so, the stress that people encounter in their day-to-day lives will be unique too. Stress is a fact of life, everyday individuals (you) encounter stress. Rarely, will a day go by where you don’t encounter some sort of stress (it may be little or big), but the great thing about stress is that when it runs it’s toll, you’ll recover and will have experience on how to better prepare yourself the next time you encounter a similar stressful situation.
Researchers are still trying to unravel why some people are able to handle stress better than others. But I believe as I mentioned earlier it’s because everybody is unique and their resilience to stress is different!
Two individuals may encounter the same stressful situation, exams and study pressure for example, but due to individual resilience, their reactions may be different. Some individuals may showcase stress outwardly, some may keep stress hidden internally.
