"You're too young to know what stress really is!!"says my grandma.

I think stress has always starts at a young age, I think just as people get older and more submersed in the real world they realize that there are "more important things" to get stressed about. What I think people fail to realize tho at the same time is that they were at a different point in their lives and when you are at different points different things may stress you out and be just as stressful if not more as some of the future issues.
I do believe though that a lot of people that think they know stress really don't have a clue but I mean that depends on situation and what is going on. There are also people that make their own stress. I believe that anyone can be stressed just some people just throw the word around. I was in highschool and I was stressed. My dad passed away, my mother was mentally abusive and my brother beat me up for awhile. I was yelled at for getting A's because I didn't do anything else and I was yelled at for getting lower grades when I did other things. I was told I would turn out to be a failure and such. I worked a job while going t school on top of everything else and I eventually left my mother's house because of the way things were. I don't know I mean just from my personal experience if it's just the one paper your doing I wouldn't really think of it as stress, a challenge or inconvienence sure. Now if you waited til last minute sure you may be stressed but that's just making your own problems, believe me I'm done that a million times too. But as bad as research papers suck I wouldn't call it stressful unless you have a lot on your plate.
Just to give you a college perspective this weekend alone: I have a quiz, 4 chapters of reading (basically a whole book), a 6 page research paper, a lab report, 2 chapters of reading for human sexuality, 2 chaps for health, 3 chapters of reading for psych and that's just the stuff I can remember, but I wouldn't call that stress it's just something that needs to be done. But yea at any rate good luck with the paper and I hope I don't sound harsh or anything, I just believe stress depends on situation.

I also think that stress is not just one thing happening to you that you are freaking out over, but a whole bunch of things happening at once, and you don't know which one to handle first. Just do a couple of drafts, let a few of your friends read your drafts and grade them, and you'll do fine. Have confidence in yourself. College itself is stressful, put don't let this one thing pull you down. Good luck on your paper!

My parents say that all the time. I don't think today's older population realizes what kind of pressure our generation is submitted to. In high school I had sports, honor classes, a job, and a social life, and it was UNBELIEVABLY STRESSFUL! Having practice after school, then going straight to work, and coming home to study before going to bed was hell, and weekends were spent trying to catch up on some much-needed relaxation while trying to stay in touch with friends. And I agree your senior year only makes it worse. Pressure about choosing a college and a major (a career), making the best grades possible for your last chance to increase your GPA, and worrying about how you'll pay for college.
I don't think our elders realize that we have an equal amount of stress, just a different type.
Amber P

Like these other people, I had that told to me all the time. Every adult who finished high school thirty years ago thinks that they've already been through what high schoolers are going through today, and therefore they think they can dismiss the stress that kids are going through. And while some things are probably the same, high school is a very different thing now.

Firstly, college is essential. It used to be that you could skip college, get a job in a factory or something, and be quite all right. Now, college is the ticket to the middle class, which means more kids apply to it and it's harder to get in. I will guarantee that both high school and college are more stress-inducing and difficult now than they were thirty years ago.

As a frosh in college, I do however know some of what you're going through, and I can say that it'll get better. Although I can't promise an end to research papers (I had a few this past semester), judging by your writing abilities here I think you'll do just fine. And moreover.... college is simply awesome.

First off, I agree that the definition of "stress" really depends on the person defining it and the situation they are in. I'm a freshman in college, and my high school junior and senior years were pretty "stressful" as I would call it. But at the same time, I never actually believed my life was stressful, it was just a cliché word to use, in fact, I just believe my life was/is busy to the point that it becomes “tiring.” I think this because I have friends whose lives are actually stressful, by anyone’s definitions and standards, and I am thankful my life isn’t as stressful as theirs.
Secondly, I think we could give some credit to what our grandparents or elders say to us. Yes, it is annoying when they don’t understand our situation, but as a generation that is more open-minded than previous generations, I think we should understand, at least a little bit, where they are coming from. Our elders and ourselves come from very different times and lifestyles. From what I know, education back then was as hard and “stressful,” if not more, as the education of today. On top of that, they lived during previous times, meaning no computers or hardly any technology. Some people had to depend on writing, while others had the “luxury” of typewriters. And trust me, they did write research papers back then.
Also, your grandmother’s comment, “You’re too young to know what stress really is!!" can be a bit annoying to you for her not understanding, but I’m sure she was thinking of her own challenges in her past. She might not have went to college, but once again, thinking of the times she has lived in, I’m sure she had other things to deal with that could’ve been equally as stressful or possibly even more. Back then, education wasn’t everything, there were a lot more other worries around than there are today (which is a positive thing for today).
I can give my Mom as an example. She was in high school in Ohio during the end of the segregation period. We are Asian, so her family didn’t really care for the whole White and Black issue, so she went to the school nearest her home. However, it turned out that that school had mostly a White population, while another school on the other side of the city (by the way, I am speaking of Cleveland), had mostly a Black population. The government decided to enforce integration and therefore, transferred half of the students from school A to school B, and vice versa. My Mom was one of the students who was transferred to school B, which once again, was on the other side of the city. So, everyday she went by foot, train, foot, bus, and foot again to go to and come back from school. And this was during times of racial tension between Blacks and Whites, and she was neither, possibly putting her in a higher risk. This wasn’t actually stressful to her, because she’s had a pretty good experience in Cleveland, but it shows how things, not directly connected to education, were a lot tougher back then. And this is of my parents, my grandparents have their own experiences, from older times, and from a different country.

No one is too young to be familiar with stress. Personally I think one person's suffering doesnt mean that no one else can suffer. Times have always been tough but they will also always be different. We may not have to live in as much fear or turmoil as our parents or grandparents did in there respective times and places or go through the same trials, but damn it school is becoming a pain in the ass. I want to succeed like most people but it isnt easy, that doesnt mean I'm going to quit any time soon but stress isnt comfortable to live with trust me I know. I used to get very sick because of stress when I was younger and you can still see the effect it has had on me physically. I will always appreciate my parents and grandparents and I will always respect them for the trials they have faced but for goodness sake they should realize that stress still exists to torment people. Good luck with everything in school and in life and dont be too worried about what your grandma says I know that if I get too preoccupied with all the things MY grandmother says I'd get an ulcer AND an aneurysm and die within seconds :)

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I strongly agree. Stress starts at high school. I go to a college prep high school and I always stay busy. Homework takes over my weekends frequently. So no, you aren't too young for stress. I wish more people would understand this.

In a way, your grandmother is right.

And in a way, she's wrong.

You most probably are too young to know a lot of the stress that she's faced.

And at the same time, stress is creeping it's way down the ages to lay its roots in the younger generations.

The simple fact is that there are many different kinds of stress. Different people can handle different kinds more easily than others.

I can remember being stressed out as early as age four, but I had a rough childhood. Stress happens at every age.

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