Infatuation, or strong attraction to someone, can be tricky for students. Here are some problems it might cause:

Not Paying Attention to School:

• • If you’re infatuated, you might spend too much time thinking about the person you like and not enough time on your schoolwork. This can make your grades suffer.

Ignoring Responsibilities:

• • Students might forget about important tasks like homework or extracurricular activities because they’re so focused on their crush. This can affect their school and personal life.

Being Alone Too Much:

• • Infatuation might make students spend less time with friends and doing social activities. This can make them feel lonely and miss out on fun things.

Feeling Really Up and Down:

• • Being infatuated can bring lots of strong feelings. This emotional rollercoaster might make it hard for students to stay calm and happy, which can affect their mental health.

Feeling Pressure to Fit In:

• • Students might feel like they have to do things a certain way because of what others expect. This can lead to making choices that don’t match their own values.

Feeling Bad About Themselves:

• • If the person they like doesn’t feel the same way or if there are problems in the relationship, students might feel like they’re not good enough. This can hurt their self-esteem.

Forgetting Personal Goals:

• • Being too focused on someone else can make students forget about their own goals and interests. They might miss out on chances to learn new things or grow as a person.

Coping in Unhealthy Ways:

• • Infatuation can be stressful, and students might start doing things that aren’t good for them, like risky behaviors or using substances, to cope with the stress.

Doing Worse in School:

• • If being infatuated makes students feel sad or stressed, it can lead to doing worse in school. This can affect their plans for the future.

Thinking Unrealistically About Relationships:

• • Sometimes, students might expect too much from a relationship because of infatuation. Real relationships need work and communication, and students might get disappointed if they don’t understand that.

To handle infatuation better, students should try to balance their personal lives with school, set boundaries, take care of themselves, and talk to friends, family, or professionals for support.