Area Student Disturbed by Lack of Stress in Life
EVANSTON ā Northwestern student Justin Bentley, WCAS ā18, recently posted on his Facebook wall that heās ādisturbed by the lack of stress in his lifeā and has ānever really felt like he fit inā at such a high-stress institution.
After his regularly scheduled Tuesday phone call with his mother and his daily teatime with his girlfriend of five years, he sat down for an interview with The Flipside.
āEveryone around me seems to be falling to pieces, so I canāt help but think there must be something wrong with me,ā he said, dejected. āThereās just so many hours in the day. I always have time to complete my homework five days in advance, attend four meetings a day, and sing my baby sister to sleep on the phone. I even give my girlfriend a nice, long, gentle fuck every night. I really just canāt comprehend why everyone seems so frustrated all the time. Is there something wrong with me?ā
Junior Matt Pinsky, WCAS ā17, best friend of Justin, showed up late to the interview, running straight from the āworst midterm of his lifeā to answer our questions. āJustinās always asking me what stress feels like while he just meditates on the floor of my apartment,ā Matt said. āOne time I even saw him googling the word āstress.ā I honestly canāt decide if I want to strangle the guy or marry him.ā
Although Justin has considered a walk-in session at CAPS to ease his lack of stress, the executive director has reportedly emailed him asking him to please not visit CAPS for fear of infecting clients with SHD (Seasonal Happiness Disorder).