I would describe myself as a stressed, nervous wreck as I stress about almost everything. The causes of my stress consist of: grades, relationship issues, …show more content…
This causes me to panic, and I start to blame myself for my low score. Since it is exceptionally discouraging to receive a low score on an assignment, it ruins my entire day. I do not perform as well in other classes because of the low grade and I am usually very agitated and angered and that affects my relationships with others. I have a tendency to shut down and detach myself from others specifically when I get low grades because it is challenging for me to feel comfortable around others. Additionally, when I complete an assignment (primarily tests) and I am aware that I could've done better and I did not do as good as expected, this stresses me out for a long period of time because I do not receive my grade until the teacher distributes the assignment(s) back to us. Further, I constantly stress about what others think about me and their opinions of me. I constantly dwell on interactions with others and I tend to pinpoint my faults in interactions. I tend to obsess over my faults, this causes me to ignore my strengths. In turn, I begin to feel bad for myself and this lowers my self-esteem. This is detrimental to my well-being because having low self-confidence can lead to