Not all (11) is bad for us. A small amount before a test sharpens the mind and pushes a student to prepare. Trouble starts when the feeling never switches off. Muscles stay (12), sleep gets shorter, and even a friendly question can start an argument. The body, doctors explain, was built for danger lasting minutes, not months. The oldest cure is still the best: move, breathe slowly, and talk. Students who talk about their worries out loud report far greater (13) with their own work, and many notice that a heavy (14) lifts once someone listens without (15).
At Ming-de High School, a small group meets every Thursday after class. There is no teacher, only six students and one rule: whoever speaks is never interrupted. Some arrive shaking with (16) two days before an exam; others come because a parent is ill. The rest listen, and then simply say that they (17). That short sentence often matters more than advice. Members admit the first visit is frightening, and a few need real (18) just to open the door. Teachers now report that (19) in the classroom has clearly dropped, and the school calls the group its most (20) experiment in years.