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so growing up, im supposed to have somewhat perfect grades and be the perfectest daughter. and i hate blowing up in my parents face or a friend of mine, so what is a better way of handling frustation without hurting other people

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I usually just take deep breaths or walk away and be alone with myself to gather my thoughts. Or vent to someone close to you about problems.

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thanks. and another question is do you have any advice on trying to explain anxiety to parents

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it’s just that my parents want me to be perfect and i don’t want to be perfect. but it’s a image that’s burned in my brain

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yes

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yes, but they change the topic sometimes

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Do you have a counselor at your school that you could talk to? The pressure of having to make perfect grades (either self imposed or from someone else) is a very common problem at school.

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