{"id":1997,"date":"2015-03-04T01:56:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T01:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/1997"},"modified":"2015-05-24T07:13:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T07:13:32","slug":"stress-no-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/1997","title":{"rendered":"Stress? No Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, a friend of mine had joined a Facebook event named Let\u2019s Suicide.\u00a0 A few days ago, he jumped from his apartment.\u00a0 The tragedy received widespread media coverage and set alarm bells ringing over the stress faced by youngsters.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many years teen suicide has been a taboo subject in the community.\u00a0 As a result there is not enough support and counselling for troubled youngsters who are at risk of suicide.\u00a0 While the reasons why youngsters commit suicide are complex and varied, there is one thing in common, having a lot of stress.\u00a0 So why are teenagers so stressed?<\/span><\/p>\n

People <\/span>are <\/span>used to draw<\/span>ing<\/span> support and comfort from their family.\u00a0 However, ironically, family is often one of the main sources of stress.\u00a0 Parents are always so nervous about their kids\u2019 academic results and their future that they enrol them in too many tutorial classes and activities after school.\u00a0 Children are deprived of their leisure time, which is much needed for their healthy development. \u00a0To make things worse, some parents often compare their kids with their top-notch peers.\u00a0 When their kids get poor academic results, they give derogatory comments.\u00a0 It really hurts when parents tell their children that they will never amount to anything.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer relation is another important source of stress among teenagers.\u00a0 As children reach the teenage years, they begin to spend more and more time with friends, and less time with their family.\u00a0 Peer recognition is vital to teenagers.\u00a0 Teenagers will get depressed if they cannot fit in with their classmates.\u00a0 And when a teen becomes a victim of bullying, he or she may have mood swings, low self-esteem and negative behaviours.\u00a0 Nowadays teens can also get cyber-bullied.\u00a0 The emotional trauma that results from continuously receiving harassing e-mails can be as devastating as physical trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stress can come also from <\/span>love affairs.<\/span>\u00a0 Puberty by itself can be emotionally stressful with all of the changes accompanying “growing up”.\u00a0 <\/span>W<\/span>hen the inexperienced teens start to date and things don\u2019t go well, they get even more stressed<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0 Sometimes <\/span>the <\/span>teens just do not know how to let go of a partner when an intimate relation breaks down and <\/span>poorly, they <\/span>become overwhelmed with grief. <\/span><\/p>\n

Stress is detrimental to us.\u00a0 My primary school teacher once told me that if one develops more interests and becomes absorbed in more activities, one can do away with stress.\u00a0 I found this advice very useful. \u00a0I now often play basketball with my classmates.\u00a0 I have also joined the school choir.\u00a0 I can make friends and fit in with my classmates much more easily as we have common hobbies.\u00a0 Some of them have become my best friends and we always share our joy and misery with one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having frequent chats with parents is also a practical method to deal with stress. Many students find it difficult to communicate with their parents. \u00a0So was I in my Primary School years.\u00a0 In F.1, I fancied to join scout activities.\u00a0 My parents were initially reluctant to let me do so<\/span>,<\/span>fearing if <\/span>my study<\/span> would be affected<\/span>.\u00a0 I felt very frustrated and spent a whole evening chatting with them<\/span>, sharing<\/span> my goal of becoming a patrol leader<\/span> sincerely and frankly<\/span>, and to my surprise, they both agreed not to intervene my plans.\u00a0 I believe that if we have more frequent chats with our parents, we can have a better understanding of the expectations of each other and have fewer conflicts and hence less stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another thing that I always do whenever I feel stressed is to go to the countryside.\u00a0 I feel so relaxed when I leave the concrete jungle and breathe fresh air in the countryside. \u00a0Every time I try to recognise the sounds made by the insects and birds and approach the animals that I seldom see in the city<\/span>, I simply enjoy the sense of peace and serenity.<\/span>\u00a0 It is very relaxing indeed<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stress is part of our life, whether you like it or not.\u00a0 It is a pity that some teenagers have taken their own life when they fail to overcome their stress.\u00a0 To deal with stress positively, I suggest everyone try my methods of developing more interests, having frequent chats with parents and going to the countryside.\u00a0 They do work!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, a friend of mine had joined a Facebook event named Let\u2019s Suicide.\u00a0 A few days ago, he jumped from his apartment.\u00a0 The tragedy received widespread media coverage and set alarm bells ringing over the stress faced by youngsters.<\/span><\/p>

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