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Stress management too stressful?

Counseling available at Cartersville, Floyd

By Mary Lynn Ritch
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Staff Writer

Sue Tarpley, career adviser, (left) and Melinda Seabolt, secretary, look over paperwork in the Counseling and Career Services Office on the Floyd campus. Stress is a huge factor for most college students.

For those perfect students who manage to get their work done and turned in on time it is not usually such an issue. Though everyone experiences some form of stress some seem to handle it better than others.

Feelings of stress can be classified in many ways. For example, people who tend to procrastinate and wait until the last minute to begin work could experience extreme anxiety. Assignments seem to pile up for these people, and they feel as if they will never get done with their work. �

Jobs can also be a serious factor. �It is extremely hard for some people to balance a job and classes. Also, work can be hard and tedious to deal with depending on the job a person has.

Another way stress can factor into a person�s life is with his or her personal problems. �Many personal experiences can be stressful. That is why it is important to know what resources can help students deal with their problems.

Anna Farless, an art major from Rome, said that she deals with stress by playing piano. �I channel energy to improve my art. I also sleep when I don�t play piano,� said Farless.

Krista Mazza, a counselor at Georgia Highlands College�s, Floyd campus has some tips on how college students may deal with their problems.

�Keep yourself on a schedule so you are ahead of the game,� she said. By that Mazza means that it is very important to set a certain time to do work in order to stay ahead in class. �

Also, she said, �Take time out for yourself� and stay positive.

Georgia Highlands College�s counseling services can provide many services to help deal with the stress of college.

First, there is career counseling to help students with the right career choice.

Second, there is academic counseling, which helps students with such things as test anxiety.�

Lastly, there is personal counseling, which helps students with any personal problems they may be experiencing.

Any student in need of a counseling appointment may call the Floyd campus Counseling and Career Office at (706) 295-6336 or 1-800-332-2406 or the Cartersville Counseling and Career Office at (678) 872-8102.