F STRESS ON THE MENTALHEALTH

Stress touches just about everyone, but for students nearing the finish line in their university education, the weight can feel especially heavy. It starts off as a natural reaction your body and mind responding to pressure but when it drags on too long or comes on too strong, it chips away at your mental health. For final-year students, that pressure doesn’t just comefrom schoolwork. It’s coming from every direction including academic demands, familyexpectations, the fear of what’s next, and often, financial struggles. Across the globe, research keeps pointing to how intense the academic experience can be. Students are juggling tight schedules, looming deadlines, and constant exams. Now toss in money issues, social tension, and that nagging uncertainty about what life looks like after graduation and it’s a lot to carry. The American Psychological Association has warned that this kind of constant stress can wear people down. It leads to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, trouble sleeping, and burnout. And once your mental health slips, your grades, relationships, and overall well-being tend to follow