Stress

The activity that causes me the most stress is writing papers. It is very difficult for me to focus on one topic and gather my thoughts, especially if I'm not interested in what I'm writing about. This was stressful in high school, and now that I'm in college, it's an even bigger stress, because the teachers expect a higher quality of work. I don't know how to make this stress go away. I thought that majoring in math would be a good solution, but apparently I'm still expected to be able to speak English.

When I am stressed, I am easily upset and tend to cry about stupid things. I don't think that I take the stress out on anyone but myself, which probably makes it worse. Something that usually helps me relieve my stress is singing. In high school, I sang often in choir, musicals, and other events. Singing helps me relieve stress because it's something I can feel good about doing. Also, I've read that singing releases endorphines, which makes you happier. I haven't been singing in college though, and I think not having an outlet is taking a toll.

Another thing that I do when I'm stressed is take a break from work to drink tea and listen to soothing music. My partner Maria and I did that today while she painted my nails, which is her way of relieving stress. Just doing these things and not focusing on anything else for an hour or so was a very relaxing experience, not necessarily because of the activities we were doing, but because we were forcing ourselves to not think about anything outside of the moment.