Ok, here's the thing.
It is okay to be stressed.
Starting college is quite an adventure and the level of stress you are about to endorse will most likely blow your mind. The first few weeks of college, for some, will be stress-free and fun. You won't have to worry about anything, you aren't really scared of anything, and you will still have money to do whatever you want. However, after that is over with, everything comes crumbling down one earthquake after the other. You begin having homework every night, deadlines for organization applications approach, and you can't find enough time in your day to sleep and eat, at all. Please keep in mind throughout this wonderful experience, you are not alone. Every college student goes through this and every college student wants to break down into stress balls because they "just can't do it anymore." Honey, no. College just began and you are in for the best times of your life. Yes, I am a freshman but I'm still right so continue reading. :)
It is completely, 110% okay to feel the stress and feel like it is taking over your body. Here's my advice to you when this happens and it is my only piece of advice because I know it works:
Talk to your mentor
Find someone who is older than you that has been through this before and break down to them. They understand and they know how to help. Don't try to talk to your friends about this because they are most likely going through the same thing and they don't know all the secrets yet. By finding someone that you trust that has "been there, done that" and learned how to escape the life trauma you're in, it will help you so much. Honestly, I had to do it and I haven't looked back yet. The words of advice I received are special to me in more ways than one and I could never thank my mentor enough for them.
Yes, that it is. That's all I got for ya. However, listen to me. It sounds a bit silly and it may not be your first option right now but you will thank me later. Stress is a horrible thing and it definitely lasts longer than it should for some, but it's one of those things that everyone has and you just have to deal with that. You will get through it though and you will feel stronger than ever when you do! If there is anything else I could advise to you, it would be to continue praying. Nothing is more powerful than a prayer and that alone will put so much satisfaction in your heart that you might not even feel the stress anymore. My favorite verse/scripture is Isaiah 14:27 "Nothing can stop God's plan for your life." I keep this in mind every single day, even when I start to feel like giving up, and my whole aspect on life changes. Nothing, not even stress, can stop the plan that was made for YOU.
