(Graphic by Grace Lema using images by Canva)
By William Thomas
College students face mounting stress that often goes unaddressed. Four students shared how they experience and manage stress in their daily lives.
Chris Bixby. (William Thomas)
Chris Bixby:
Q: Are you stressed out?
A: Sometimes a little bit.
Q: What do you do to relieve stress?
A: I … watch movies … and … [take] walks outside…
Johnnie Higgins. (William Thomas)
Johnnie Higgins:
Q: Are you stressed out?
A: Yes. Honestly … I had a rough summer … and … I had kind of been slacking [with] all of my schoolwork … I’m stressed out completely.
Q: What do you do to relieve stress?
A: …Listen to music … I have several instruments, actually, so I play them a lot…
Chris Bitter. (William Thomas)
Chris Bitter:
Q: Are you stressed out?
A: Yes.
Q: What do you do to relieve stress?
A: …I like to exercise … ride my motorcycle and I also do cold plunging.
Robert Foster. (William Thomas)
Robert Foster:
Q: Are you stressed out?
A: Sometimes I am, but … I just take it one day at a time…
Q: What do you do to relieve stress?
A: …Talk to my family members, friends, … professors and my advisors because they care for me and they want to see me succeed.
