Fear, stress, anxiety, worry, anger, sleepless nights, competition with friends, fights with parents; these are a few common effects that teens associate with exams.
Why does this one word - exams - bring up so many different emotions and problems?
I believe the main reason why this word stresses you out is simply because an exam means that someone is going to closely examine your skills, ability and intellect.
No one likes to be examined and have someone closely observe his or her life. It threatens our character and makes us feel like we may not be good enough. This is the underlying reason why many teens find it difficult to cope with exams - will I be good enough?
These are what I call 'gremlin thoughts', the thoughts that pull you down and make you stress out when you know that you have exams coming up.
Gremlin thought 1: Will I be good enough? Will I let people down?
These thoughts are on the top of the list when it comes to exams.
