Inquiry question: How does anxiety affect our mental health?
I was inspired to choose this topic because I am currently reading “101 Essays to Change the Way You Think.” This book encouraged me to research how to change our mindset to become less anxious. Furthermore, I was curious about what anxiety means. For example, how is anxiety related to OCD, depression or disorganization? Also, I was curious if anxiety was genetic. For example, my grandpa is often anxious, so does that mean his deceased father might have also been anxious? Moreover, I wanted to research how we can determine the “satisfactory” level of anxiety that will benefit us. For example, my mom seems to handle anxiety better than I do even though she has more adversities to think about like her job, kids, and house management. In addition, I wanted to know how our diet and sleep plays a role in our stress management.
My peers and I are very anxious, especially in the final year of high school. I wanted to know why we feel anxious and if it is beneficial to our mental health. For example, I noticed anxiety sometimes motivates me to study harder for a difficult test. I try my best to take walks and breaks to not get too anxious, but it does not always help. I wanted to research the most effective ways to get an adequate amount of anxiety. This also affects everyone because we are all stressed and anxious throughout our lives. For example, some common events that can trigger anxiety are marriage planning, grades, family, or retirement. I hope to help the global population to be mentally stronger to easily accomplish their goals.
Thank you,
Sarah Kim
