Parental Pressure and Academic Stress: Are You Living Someone Else’s Life?
Parental expectations, peer comparison, and academic pressure can overwhelm you only when you allow others’ desires to dictate your life. As an adult, you are responsible for discovering your own potential and making choices through your own understanding. Love is not about fulfilling each other’s expectations or keeping someone happy. True love requires freedom—giving others the space to live and grow, while living according to your own inner clarity.
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Questioner: Good afternoon, sir. I'm Pooja Rana from first year MBBS bridge. My question is that, sir, I'm feeling loss in my life. Loss means loss in many ways. The first one is the high expectation from my parents. The second one is constant comparison and influence of peers. The third one is the academic stress. So, sir, because of all these things, they are pulling me down so that I cannot even focus on my work, my personal stuff. So, what is the first step I can take to get out of all these things?
Acharya Prashant: You are an MBBS student.
Questioner: Yes, sir.
Acharya Prashant: You must have crossed 18.
