Stress is a constant thing that has occurred in my life. This school year has been one of the most stressful years that I have had. My stress comes from needing good grades, while maintaining my social life. The reason that stresses me is because I need all A’s. If I get a B in a class, I start to get so stressed out and I push myself to death to raise my grade.
The stress is brought on from myself because I hold myself to a very high standard when it comes to school work and having a good time. Most teenagers don’t mind having B’s because that’s easier to maintain when you have friends and family to be around. I need both to be at the same level of expectations, which means I push myself hard to both areas of my life. I do with I could stop stressing out over everything, but that just wouldn’t fit in with keeping a 4.0 GPA.
Overall, the two main things I carry balance each other out. By carrying the hair tie, it encourages me to work out. As I work out, I relieve my stress and become calm. I choose to carry my hair tie and don’t choose to carry my stress, yet I place the stress upon myself. Everything in life is a give and take, so that’s just what I have to live with. Everything comes with a price and the price I pay for having my life with high expectations is high levels of stress with workouts 5 days a week. Everyone carries different things and deals with them in other