According to an Associated Press-mtvU poll 85% of college students surveyed report feeling stress recently.
The little darlings are worried about grades, school work, money and relationships. 42% said they had felt down, depressed or hopeless several days during the past two weeks. 13% showed signs of being at risk for mild depression or worse.
No friggin’ wonder, cupcake. You’ve been babied since the day you were born and told that you were special. You learned to play soccer without keeping score because losing might damage your delicate psyche. Your grades were inflated because…well…we don’t even know why grades were inflated. Your teachers took classes to learn how to build your self-esteem up bigger than Barry Bonds biceps even when you didn’t deserve it. And you actually thought Barack Obama would fill the world with sweetness and light.
Hah. Let us just say, welcome to the real world.
Of course, you’re depressed. The real world is filled with real pressure. Mommy and daddy aren’t going to pay your bills anymore. Your new boss won’t say “I’m giving you an A because you tried hard.” No. He’s more likely to say, “Turn in a piece of crap like this again and your ass will be on the street.”
Get over yourselves. Shut the hell up. Get a job. Work your ass off like the rest of us.
Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’ll lose. But if you work hard you’ll discover that hard work is its own reward. So get to work.
One more thing: In the real world, they keep score.
Source: Associated Press via Yahoo
