Stress

I feel like lately my life has been one never-ending wave of stress. There is always something that needs to be done. Since I've come to college, never has there been a moment where I could just sit around and watch T.V. because there wasn't anything else I could be doing. I hate it at times, and I wonder if society has become that way over time or if it has always been like this. There is a constant pressure to succeed and a fear of failure that can be very overwhelming at times. This has all led to a huge amount of constant stress in life and it's all stress that is man-made. There are no forces in the world that state you must get an A on your biology test, yet if I don't get one on my test tomorrow, I'll be disappointed in myself and never stop to think about what I learned from it. Life isn't measured by what you learn anymore. It's all about your successes and failures, and the stress from trying to make sure your successes outnumber your failures is difficult not to be overwhelmed by at times. Sometimes it makes me want to just quit and become a hobo living on the streets, but I don't think that will happen. I don't really want to be a hobo; sometimes I just convince myself that it would be easier. I just need to find better ways to manage my stress, and one of the ways I do that is giving myself sometime to relax even if there are other things I could be doing. It keeps me from going crazy, which is a good thing. Now I can finally have somewhat of a break this week, and I can't wait.