Anxietyisdefinedasthefeelingoffeelingnervousorfeelingaconstantworry.

I
definitelydothinkthatKatyashouldseekprofessionalhelpbecauseanxietyhasvery
differenteffectsinthebodybothmentallyandphysically.Forexample,severeanxiety
cancausedepression.Personally,formeitwasreallyhardtoseekprofessionalhelp
becauseIamnotusedtotellingpeoplewhatIamgoingthroughandneitheramIused
toseekinganytypeofprofessionalhelp.Istronglyfeelthatitdependsonwhoyouhang
outwiththatspeaksfortheactionsonetakes.Forexample,therewasapointinwhereI
wasnothangingoutwiththecorrectgroupofpeopleandthatservednogoodtomy
overallbeing.Forexample,Ididnotfeelheardortakenintoconsiderationinregardsto
myfeelingsandemotions.After,Ibegangettingacloserrelationshiptootherpeople
(older)Ibegantogetalotofadviceandsupport.Ifoundalotofsupportinolderpeople
ratherthaninmyownfriendswhoIwasusedtogoingoutwithandhavingfunwith.
LookingatitfromahealthperspectiveI
highlythinkthatitisveryimportanttobe
abletohavesomeoneyoucanalwaystrust.Someonewhosupportsyouandiswilling
tobewithyouintheprocessoflearninghowtogainselfhappinessandselflove.I
stronglyfeelthatanxietycomesfromvariousfactorsthatarecausingstress.WhenI
wasgoingthroughdepressionandanxietysomeofthecommonthingsthatInoticed
wasthatIwasnotabletosleepatallatnight.Iwouldsleepat35amandifIwasable
togetsomesleepIwouldwakeupconstantlyaround34amsweatingandscaredforno
realreason.Iwasverynegativeatthattimeofmylife.NeverdidIthinkofharming
myselfbut,unfortunatelysomepeopledonotthinkthatsameway.IrememberIwould
getreallyshaky,lossofappetiteandlostinterestinalotofthingsthatonceIfeltmade

mehappy.MygradesalsosufferjustlikeKatyasandthatiswhyIwouldtotallyseek
professionalhelpifIwasher.
AfactorthatcanseemtobeaffectingKatyasanxietyisschoolandthebig
questioneverystudenthaswhichis:Whatisnext?OrwhatamIdoing?Butmanyare
notbeingawarethatinmanycircumstancesanxietyaffectsacademicperformance.In
thearticle
Associationsbetweendelayedcompletionofhighschoolandeducational
attainmentandsymptomlevelsofanxietyanddepressioninadulthood,
itmentionshow
anxietyand/ordepressionimpairsindividual'sabilitytoattainhighereducational
credentials.Thisisverysignificantbecauseanxietycancausesomeonetonotbe
confidentanddoubtoneselfalot.Katyamayfeelextremelyoverwhelmedbecauseshe
mightdoubtifshecandosometaskswheninrealityeverythingispossible.Also,Katya
mayfeelherhealthwellbeingdecreasebecausetheamountofstressandanxietyher
bodyisgoingthroughinthesemester.Forexample,Katyamaybeexperiencing
panickyfeelings,fasterheartratesorinsomnia.

Medicationisnotalwaysnecessaryinordertocopewithanxietyforexample,

copingmeasuresincludepsychotherapyandstressreducingtherapiessuchas
progressivemusclerelaxation,biofeedbackor,lesscommonly,yoga,selfhypnosisor
meditation.Also,theAnxietyandDepressionAssociationofAmericasuggeststhat
Learnwhattriggersyouranxiety.Isitwork,family,school,orsomethingelseyoucan
identify?Writeinajournalwhenyourefeelingstressedoranxious,andlookfora
pattern.Oneofthemostimportantthingsistoalwaysbepositiveandknowthatthereis
moretolifethanyourproblems.TheUniversityofMinnesotastates,
Accordingto

researchbyBarbaraFredrickson,positivitybroadensourperspectiveweliterallyhave
awiderview,whichoffersusmoreoptions.Andthemorewepracticepositivity,the
moreitbuilds,creatingaresiliencethatallowsustofunctionevenindifficulttimes.This
issignificantbecauseourspiritualhealthcontributestoouroverallwellbeing.
Finally,Katyashouldreallyseekprofessionalhelp.Istronglyfeelthatanxietyis
somethingthatshouldnottakeoversomeone'slifebecausethereisalwaysother
alternativesandprofessionalhelptohelpothers.Settinggoalsatthebeginningofthe
semesterisalwaysusefulbecauseyoucanalwaysreferbacktothemasthesemester
goeson.Also,settingsmallgoalsthatleadtothebiggoaliskey.Aswellas,takingtime
toreflectonthingsyouwouldliketoworkonasastudent.

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