studies are getting harder and competition increases day by day while students have to give most of their time of daily routine to their studies only then they can get the good grades in examination.

1. Academic Stress in Students:

2. Now-a-days studies are getting harder and competition
increases day by day while students have to give most
of their time of daily routine to their studies only then
they can get the good grades in examination. When
student’s academic-related demands exceed the time
they have available to complete their work, they start
getting stressed.
Most of the college and graduation students are facing
stress but do they know that this stress will take them
to depression? A big number of students are
committing suicides every year due to the stress and
depression they get from their studies.

3. Those students who are going through stress and
depression are more prone to get into drugs, drinking
and in risky sexual behaviors. Some researches tell that
stress affects 30% of the students during their
academic career. There are some causes of academic
stress that includes:
Achievement Anxiety: Achievement anxiety
to failure in the academic career. It occurs sometimes
due to the failure in the examination, or when
students are unable to meet the expectations of their
family, friends and relatives.

4. Sleep Deprivation: Less sleep can make the students
also depressed as the sleep is important for the proper
functioning of different mechanisms of body.
Upcoming Tests: Students feels difficulty to find the time
for study of the upcoming tests. This can make heavy
workload for the students and that contributes to stress.
Lack of “Down Time”: Studies makes the students so
busy that they are unable to find the sufficient down
time for their extracurricular activities

5. What Are the Signs of Depression in
Higher Education Students?
 Stress and depression can change the thinking, behaviors
and the activities of the students. Its impact affects the
students of all ages and causes different symptoms:
 Anxiety
 Changes in appetite
 Fatigue
 Feelings of sadness, guilt, and hopelessness
 Back pain, headaches, and other physical problems

6. College students feel the depression over
years, weeks or months and it make them to
have a lot of problems in their academic life
and this stress make them struggle for all of
their academic career.

7. How to Treat Depression Symptoms in Higher
Education Students
Stress or Depression symptoms are very fast
growing in a person. If a person is struggling
in depression they must go for the medical
help soon as possible. Stress is too dangerous
for a college student and in this situation
students can take some steps to lower their
steps.

8. Practice Self-Care: Students can try to get
good sleep at night and starts exercises in
day time or play games and stay away from
alcohol or drugs that can reduce their stress.
Take a Break: College and universities
students have to meet a lot of people in daily
life so if they take a break from the studies
and spend some time in meting friends or go
on outing that can be helpful in reducing
stress.

9. Take a Break: Much in the same way Rome
was not built in a day, a student must not
expect to get graduate overnight. Better if
they try to make small goals and then do
efforts to attain them. Some realistic goals
help the students to avoid stress.
Focus on the Task at Hand: Rather the n start
all tasks together a students must manage
their number of classes or courses that can
minimize their stress.

10. If the stress is constantly affecting a student
life they must go to doctor who can prescribe
him any anti depression tablets or they can go
to rehabilitation centers to remove the stress
from their life.