When an athlete has stress, it is not always the coaches or the school work that is causing it. The amount of stress can be from the athlete themselves. “personality traits have been linked to competition anxiety” (Powers et al., 173). Sometimes the athlete is so worried about being the best version of their self they don’t see how much stress they put on their bodies and minds daily. The amount of stress an athlete endures is alarming because they don’t see that when they put so much stress on their body that it can slowly turn into a mental health problem in the
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