Thursday, January 14, 2010

Handling Teenage Stress

By Kasey F. Hunsicker

Whenever there are some changes in our daily schedule, it becomes a little troublesome for us to deal with them. This ultimately leads to stress, as our mind and body are not ready to accept these changes. Adolescence is an example of the most stressed out phases in our life. During teen years, we come across diverse changes that might be emotional, physical, social or even academic.

There are several causes of teenage stress that include college demands, bodily changes, high expectancies of self, being bullied, peer pressure and career calls. Other less common causes include learning disabilities, family money issues, divorced fogeys, difficulty making mates and end of relationships.

Teenagers must handle stress effectively otherwise it might result in to severe health problems. A few common health dangers are despair, nervousness, sleeplessness, poor eating habits and lack of concentration. In the event of any of these conditions, immediate professional assistance is necessary. If not checked for in time, these problems could lead to aggression or social withdrawal. It's been seen, if teenage stress is not handled appropriately, it might also result in loss of confidence and suicide, in worst cases!

Thus, it becomes important that stress in adolescence be managed efficiently. One of he most important steps to deal with teenage stress is handling time. if you organize your time properly, you will be able to allocate time for numerous activities such as studies, play, tuitions, extra classes and so on. This can help reduce stress.

Another stress management measure is to set little goals and divide tasks into more controllable chunks. Target issues that are in your control and let go of things you do not have any control over.

Exercise and eat regular meals and avoid excessive caffeine. Also don't luxuriate in alcoholism or drugs.

Certain scenarios can be the cause of a stress attack in certain teenagers. It becomes necessary to face such situations in order to deal with stress. Practice situations that you fear such as public speaking and so on. You need to also learn to be more expressive. If you find it hard to express your emotions to folks, you can express your emotions through writing or music.

Do not luxuriate in negative thoughts- replace the negative self-talk about yourself by positive or neutral thoughts. "My life has become worse forever" can get replaced by "I am in the dumps right now, but things are not going to be the same forever if I seek help".

Self acceptance is the key to stress management during teen. Regularly the teenagers suffer from inferiority complex and think that they lack in certain things. But, the reality is that no one is ideal and you have to accept this fact about yourself too! However, if regular techniques of stress management fail to help then to seek guidance from a health care professional is the best option available.

Remember, to be not influenced by what others say or feel about you. Being yourself is the best way to gain confidence and fight with teenage stress.

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