Worried: Impacts of stress

Extracurriculars, homework, and constant studying are just a few roadblocks a student might face while having to balance work, meals and an eight hour sleep schedule. It is achievable, but even doing all of this will come with negative side effects. Sleep deprivation can spark a chain reaction in how the student performs in school with consequences such as an inability to focus, poor grades, anxiety and even depression. Stress often hits hard with students determined complete all of their assignments and manage other activities outside of academic classes before they go to bed, and most of the time there’s no way to combat this. It’s recommended that high school students sleep at least eight hours a night, but with some extracurriculars starting early in the morning, it’s sometimes impossible to rack up the hours. It’s hard for many students to maintain a balance between all the things they’re involved in, and the potential long term effects of this stress and sleep-deprivation has on students’ education and health is frightening.