By Casey Overton
Everyone gets stressed out once in awhile. With AP exams coming up, Students may be even more stressed than usual. There are ways, however to help deal with stress and relax. Psychology teacher Mark Dailey has given some insight about stress and how to cope with it.
When trying to relieve stress, it helps to know where the stress comes from in the first place. According to Dailey, stress can come from many different things. Some of the causes of stress he said were frustration, not having one’s goals met, and a feeling of powerlessness.
When asked how stress could be dealt with, there were plenty of answers. Exercise, meditation, and having good, clean fun were just some of the suggestions. Some ways were as simple as dealing with or getting away from the stressful situation. After I speaking Dailey, he opened the question up to his fourth period class. Their suggestions included listening to music, reading, eating, and going on vacation, which Dailey agreed were all good ways to relieve stress and relax.
Junior Lindsey Snead offered her tips that help her. She relieves her stress by chewing gum, sleeping, and talking to a counselor. Dailey concluded by saying, “Don’t take life too serious. Don’t take people too lightly, and a partridge in a pear tree.”