Stress.

It is easy to get incredibly stressed being a gymnast. Working out 12 hours or more a week and then you have school work, maybe church, extracurricular activities, jobs, etc. I know personally I do all of that and more. When you load your plate so full of things to do it is often hard to keep it all under control without developing stress problems. There are several ways to learn how to deal with stress. My coach gave me a good example of how to do it. I was under a pile of things that were important for me to get done. They just kept piling higher and higher. I would get one thing finished feel good about it just to find out that I had about four more things added to the list. Prioritizing is very important in gymnastics, as well as time management. Putting things such as school work first have always been important to me. Stress is something that can be avoided and is important to know how to take care of when it hits you. Do not ever let stress tear you down. Just ask for some help and find ways to maybe take a  break if you have too many things scheduled.