STRESS!

3/12/12

One more week. 5 more days. 2 more days. That’s my train of
thought towards the end of every quarter. Although, I have no idea where my
time went this quarter. It went by extremely quick and I feel as though I need
more time in this class. Advertising art direction is almost a different
culture within design. I’ve learn so much in 10 weeks, but I also feel I haven’t
learned enough because I know I haven’t mastered anything. It’s almost as
though I was only exposed to it and haven’t achieved anything. College finals for
a designer isn’t an overnight thing. It’s days, almost weeks of stress. Within
the last year or two, I’ve learned what I like to call a “good stress.” It’s
all the hype, the stress, the pressure of meeting deadlines, requirements, and
everything else that ties into design that provides this sense of achievement in
the end. We work so hard and push ourselves past our own “limits” every time we
have a new project. With every project we develop as individuals and learn more
about ourselves. Sometimes we want to pull our hair out, sometimes we want to
drink it away, sometimes we want to cry from frustration and give up. But do
we? No. Because we have become these compulsive analysts, we insist on ending
and achieving the most we can. At least I do. Even though I’m at my breaking
point, I have my dear designer peers who are in the same position as I am, and
we help each other through it all. I thank all my peers who have helped me pull
through this quarter. Here’s a link with information on what stress is and how
to deal with it (among the thousands of links). Enjoy.

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm