Back to school anxiety returns

By Sara Johnsen
September 9, 2016

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As the sunburns start to fade and footprints are washed away at the beach, white boards are being cleaned and pencils are being sharpened.

Back to school commercials are being aired as students panic to enjoy their last stress-free moments of summer.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, mental health problems such as anxiety start developing in people early on in their lifetime. Young adults and teenagers are more vulnerable to develop these mental issues because their brains and bodies are still developing.  

The National Institute of Mental Health also found that anxiety in young adults has become more prominent in society since the 1950s.

So, if you put a student in a high stress environment, they are more likely to develop anxiety or other mental illnesses.

“A couple of my classes for this upcoming semester are miscellaneous classes that I’m taking for extra credits, like yoga and Pilates. And although I am excited to start those, they are not the classes I’m worried about,” Shannon Fichter, a Cabrini University senior, said. “I am [a] double major with criminology and psychology and I am a little anxious to be taking my senior capstone. I think every student gets nervous to start a new semester but because there is so much pressure to do well it makes us more distressed.”


The National Center for Education Statistics ran a study that proved
students are increasing their workload; young adults are taking more credits now than they used to in the past. These added credits contribute to a larger expectation needed to perform well in school, which also adds to the rising number of young adults with anxiety.
Stress and anxiety are expected when transitioning from the carefree summer to beginning a new semester with different classes and a potentially heavy workload–but worrying too much will not help.

 

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Sara Johnsen

I'm just a (better than) average Cabrini University student who loves writing and playing with dogs. Education and traveling are my main priorities, but my main goal is to entertain and inform people through my writing and communication. Proud member of CUFH & CUWL

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