STRESS AMONG STUDENTS DUE TO PRESSURE OF GOOD GRADES - NutrX360

 First of all we all need to understand what is stress and how we can recognize it. Stress is basically the response in reply of an unwanted situation or when something goes wrong. Stress is the result of activation of our sympathetic nervous system that creates fight and flight situation. There are different situations that can be a cause of stress but when we talk about the stress in students then there are almost 75 percent of students who suffer from stress due to the pressure of good grades in studies or when they can not meet the high expectations of society and their relatives. 

This is a very alarming situation and it is ruining many lives. Our students have to face the society just because they are passed but not in flying colors. Instead of giving advice and comfort to students ,their families start to scold them and throw taunts on them. Many students have seen becoming the rivals of their siblings who make fun of them by comparing their marks with others. This can seriously cause mental health of a student to be disturbed. Unfortunately in world this topic is not raised as much as it should be.

In this article we will discuss what can be the consequences of this stress and how we can deal with these students to work hard and get good marks without giving them extra mental pressure related to good grades. Some of the bad consequences of this stress are given below:

STUDENTS BECOME INTROVERT:

This is not always the failure behind the stress , sometimes students do well in exams but the expectation of society with that child is very high then when he is asked about the result then instead of appreciating the student people say that your grades are not well enough as it should be. This badly shake the confidence of the students and they become depressed and sad. In this situation they do not want to interact with people and to cope up all the situation ,they isolate themselves. In result the students are less talkative and become more shy. They cut their meetup with other people and start considering them as introverts. They become less social that is not good for them.

STUDENTS STOP STUDYING :

Many students become so much depressed and sad that they do not want to continue their studies. All they want is to skip their studies and just leave everything. Some students are discouraged so much by their parents and other family members that whenever they try to study ,they think that in past they worked hard but the result was not good. In this result they stop working hard and sometimes even study just because they do not want to face more failures and taunts of people. that’s why it is suggested that do not discourage your children and always appreciate their efforts and with friendly behaviour make them understand that they need to work more harder so they can perform well in next exams and can get pass with flying colors.

NO EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

A student if suffering from stress related to grades or bad result isolates himself even if asked to participate in sports or some extra curricular activities , he does not actively take part in these activities due to fear of being humiliated by fellow members due to his bad performance in result. This make him isolated from the rest of class and eventually this become part of his personality and this kind of student likes nobody around. These students prefer to stay alone in their own company.

BAD DEEDS TO COPE UP STRESS:

To cope up with stress and mental illness a student can indulge himself in bad activities surrounded with bad companions. Bad company can spoil a good students. To relax him these people can indulge the student in drugs or such restricted activities that are considered as taboo in normal life. A student starts finding shortcuts of success by taking some wrong steps and nobody is there who can guide him or show the right path. Some people spoil the situation by encouraging the students to do so.eventually the whole career of the student is ruined and only tears left at the end.

STEPS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO NORMAL THE SITUATION:

Now the main thing is if a student is suffering from depression or other bad impacts due to stress of low grades or bad results then what his parents ,siblings and other relatives should do. Some of the facts are discussed below:
Do not blindly trust the result or grades. Ask politely to your children weather he did such bad in exams or there can be any fault in exams checking . then make conclusion according to what your child is saying. If the child is repeatedly asking you to trust him that he have not done that bad in exams then you should encourage your child for rechecking of exams or write application to see the exams of your child.

If a student is unable to do good in exams because of some reasons then do not be very strict. Ask him politely the reason and then find the solution. If a student is weak in some subjects then you as parents should pay attention toward your child and give some extra study hour to specific subject. Arrange a tutor for the student so he can perform well in next exams.

Never complain about your children in front of other people of street and in family. always act positively in such cases. Motivate your child to perform well and study harder . support your child emotionally and mentally in such cases instead of beating badly.

Ask the siblings of student to not make fun of him and support him morally to overcome the time of difficulty.if there are elder siblings then ask them to help him in studies and found what difficulties he is feeling in certain subjects.try to find solution of the problems that are bothering.

Schools should introduce some policies where parent teachers meetings are done at regular basis and wherever the teachers and administration find some wrong activities by students ,they should must inform parents and try to show the student right path and proper guidance