For the past week, it's been really stressful. Finals and tests are coming up and I always get this huge pressure from my parents and family. The fact that sometimes I don't normally receive a lot of encouragement from home. Sometimes the only "motivation" I would get from home would be: "If you don't do good, you'll stay behind." "Everyone will be gone because if you fail, you can't graduate". Even when I tell them that I'm trying my best, but sometimes that doesn't cut it. This I believe happens to a lot of Eastern countries. The rules and expectations are always strict. I read an article on Facebook about how this huge pressure to do good at school can affect students very badly. Check it out:

https://m.facebook.com/notes/afp-news-agency/worst-years-of-their-lives-south-korean-teens-battle-depression-sucide/178966548823672/