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11 Types Of Social Stress

Why Social Stress Is Sometimes Worse Than School Stress

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In college, most people think the only stress college students face is the stress of studying and doing homework. If only that was the only stress college. Another huge form of stress for college students is something I like to call social stress.

To me, social stress means along with all the stress of school work and everything you're stressing about your social life. From what you're doing that weekend, to who you're hanging with etc. Here is a list of what social stress feels like:


1. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

This part of social stress involves you stressing that by not constantly seeing certain people, they will stop inviting you to things and wanting to hang out. Or if you deny too many invites you will not be invited anymore.The mantra people invite people who go to things runs in your head.

2. Are You Fun Enough?



Now, this goes back to number one. Say you do go to everything you're invited too, but so and so does not go that often and still gets invited to literally EVERYTHING and everyone brings them up when they do not show up. You start second guessing yourself if you're that fun or fun enough like them.

3. Your Person Hanging Out With Their Other Friends

Now you do not get jealous of things, but people is another story. This is the classic you have friends, but they also have friends that you're not friends with. You always wonder where you stand or who they would choose if they had to,

4. The Person You Usually Go Out With Cannot Go

What to do? go out without them? but with who?! Either way you stress because you either stress to find someone or stress about not going.

5. Third Wheeling

This is the worst. Whether you knew it was going to happen or not. You constantly feel awkward for the couple you're third wheeling and what other people are thinking. Why did your friend have to couple up with someone when you came together and know no one else here? Then the pressure to find someone to end this third wheeling situation could send you in panic attack.

6. Texting


The person you're supposed to go out with is not texting you back, but you need an answer do you double text? Maybe even call? Oh no they just read your text and still have not replied. What is wrong with you!?

7. First Day Of Anything

The first day of school, work, chapter meeting etc. Who will you sit with? What is your routine? What do you wear? The questions are endless and so is your worry.

8. Uber Rides

Should I be talking to my driver? I do not want a bad rating. Omg I am falling asleep here and just want to be home now.

9. Shopping Alone

You're at the counter finishing paying and the cashier says next, but you're scrambling to put your change and receipt away while grabbing your purse and shopping bags. Why does it feel like everyone is staring at me?!

10. Waving At Someone Who Was Not Waving At You


Great. I look weird and creepy now.

11. Writing This Article

WHY?

Wow, I really hope people relate to this and I am not the only one......

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