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Please Stop Telling Me I Can't Be Stressed

Please enlighten me about your perfect, stress-free life.

Ellie Templeton
Mar 12, 2018
Ursinus College
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I have a relatively difficult major in college, and I went into college knowing that I was going to have to time manage and possibly be stressed. Sometimes I complain that I am a little overwhelmed, but who doesn't? I am so surprised by how often I have people telling me "Well, you chose this major, so you're not allowed to be stressed."

Excuse me?

You chose to drive your car today, so you're not allowed to be stressed about the traffic you hit.

You chose to have that kid, so you aren't allowed to let them stress you out.

Do you hear how ridiculous those two statements sound? Well you sound the same way telling me that I'm not allowed to be stressed.

I'm sure you have been stressed before. Keep in mind, other than my roommate, who is awesome for putting up with it, I do not talk any of my friends' ears off about how stressed I am. EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO BE STRESSED. Actually, everyone is allowed to be whatever they want. It's a free country. I don't care what major you are, everyone has stress. I get stressed over my science classes, business majors get stressed over theirs, art students get stressed over theirs. IT'S NORMAL.

This is just another issue with people overstepping their boundaries. I don't remember asking for your opinion on my stress, and I'm not going to thank you for giving it. Please keep telling me about how easy your life is and how you have never felt stress for a single second of it. I would love to hear about it.

Yeah, I didn't think your life was perfect either.

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