School accounts for about twenty-two to twenty-four years of a person’s life …show more content…
A multi-generational study was undertaken and a low final grade point average (GPA) in compulsory school was concluded to have an association with a higher rate of hospitalization for depression in adolescence. What this study indicated was that people with depression typically had a GPA one standard deviation (SD) below average. (Jonsson et. al.) GPA is one of the determining factors of whether or not a person is eligible for graduation, and hiring managers may look at GPA because at a quick glance, they can see how well someone did in college. Depressed people can often have loss of energy, a diminished ability to concentrate, and feelings of worthlessness. (Oyama, Oliver, PhD, and Nancy A. Piotrowski PhD.) A person exerting any of these symptoms will have a hard time in school. A loss of energy will make a person tired throughout the entire school day, and combined with the decrease in concentration, they will not get much out of the school day. Feeling worthless can …show more content…
In addition to feelings of sadness, people may also experience feelings of hostility and anger. Animosity toward others is an important—possibly perpetuating and debilitating feature among some individuals with symptoms of depression and anxiety. (Asberg, Kia.) No one likes it when someone is mad and angry all the time, but people with depression may experience it for seemingly no reason at all. Releasing their rage against others is one way someone, even someone who may not be experiencing depression, can help to relieve someone of their feelings of sorrow and regret they’ve been trying to contain. Feelings like this should not be contained, and yet, many people do because in the society we live in, a stigma exists saying that crying to relieve your feelings of sorrow is actually a bad thing. However, if one cannot relieve their sorrow through crying, they have no choice but to relieve it through anger towards others. This is a problem because this tends to push everyone away from them, when in reality, the opposite needs to happen and they need someone to comfort them and tell them that everything’s going to be