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Stress is something you feel whenever you are in circumstances that aren't ideal, and it isn't a fun feeling to experience.

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An example of a real-life stressful situation

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An example of a real-life stressful situation

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I've been at a lot of things in a while, and I always remember feeling like i've never done enough, or that I always feel inferior to most people. It's terrible knowing that I used to be like that, but now, I've felt better overall from using some strategies.

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How did this stressful situation affect me?

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How did this stressful situation affect me?

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Well, it:

1.) Stopped me from trying new things
2.) Made me less social
3.) Always made me in a bad mood
4.) Feel alone most of the time
5.) Slipped my grades by a whole lot.

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Teens can feel heartbroken or in general just feel terrible whenever breaking up or separating with someone, it's a terrible feeling that leaves teens stressed about their social links with other people.

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Students and teens and general usually slip off on their grades around middle and high school, and it probably causes even more and more stress throughout their lives, since grades are the main thing that (most) prestigious education institutions want to see.

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It's easy to not be prepared for something like a test or a project that requires past knowledge to be remembered, and so it's sometimes causes teens to stress over the things they don't know in one specific assignment.

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This can be something as simple as the death of a family pet, to something like the death of a close family member. Teens who experience grief like this slip up on their grades, and are of course stressed about what to do without that family member.

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Students who are being bullied always are under stress from going to school just to be bullied. Students will probably experience this atleast once in their lives, but being bullied is a main stressor in students.

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Getting too much classwork, homework, or just any work in general can cause students to stress and become tired more easily.

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Not knowing how something works can lead to confusion and frustration. This is similar to not being prepared for an exam, but this time it's more like being assigned something you never done before.

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Before explaining how people deal with stress, people can deal with them in different ways. Positive ways are something like studying before an exam, or asking adults for help. By doing either of these things you're preparing yourself for something, or by reaching out to receive help or get resources for something.

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1. Asking for help
2. Being patient
3. Agree to disagree
4. Organizing your things
5. Take breaks
6. Eat comfort food
7. Reaching out to self help groups
8. Get a therapist if that doesn't work
9. Ignore what's bothering you
10. Walk away from what's bothering you

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1. Freaking out
2. Yelling at people
3. Disagree with everything
4. Being agitated easily
5. Harming yourself
6. Isolating yourself
7. Not taking care of yourself
8. Blaming others
9. Not asking for help
10. Acting more harshly towards others

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Effects of stress can include:
1. Deprivation of energy
2. Lack of motivation
3. More susceptibility to becoming overwhelmed
4. Eating too much
5. Eating too little
6. Frequent headaches & migraines
7. Moving away from people & isolating yourself
8. Preventing people from communicating with you
9. Becoming more doubtful
10. Become lacking in self advocacy and have a lot of anxiety

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1. Your local school counselor
2. Stressed Teens program (https://www.stressedteens.com/resources-for-teens)
3. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (https://www.adolescenthealth.org/Resources/Clinical-Care-Resources/Mental-Health/Mental-Health-Resources-For-Adolesc.aspx)
4. National Suicide Hotline (1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433))

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1. Stop what you're doing and count your breaths to 10.

2. Devote your awareness to more of the pleasant and beneficial moments in your day.

3. Accomplish only one task at a time. You will be more productive than if you split your attention to multiple tasks.

4. Start a daily gratitude journal. Each day, consider the big things you're grateful for, like your family, friends, health or home. Also, don't forget the little things you're thankful for, such as a cup of coffee or a hug.

5. Get some form of exercise every day. Even a 15-minute walk can do wonders for the mind.

6. Spend time outdoors enjoying nature. Notice the power of grounding by paying attention to your feet on the ground.

7. Begin a daily mindfulness practice. Start with 10 minutes and work your way up.

8. Commit to a nourishing self-care routine with a caveat to set incremental goals you can accomplish. You do not have to overdo it.

9. Acknowledge the positive qualities of your family, friends and others in your inner circle. Let them know how much they mean to you. Let them know you see them and hear them.

10. Carve out daily enrichment time such as learning an instrument or creating artwork. Bring mindful attention, paying notice to your five senses, to anything you do in your daily life.

Tips courtesy of Gina Biegel, CEO and founder of Stressed Teens; Jem Shackleford, head of curricula for Mindfulness in Schools Project; and Tris Thorp, author and coach.

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Stressed Teens disseminates the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens Program (MBSR-T) in a variety of settings. We teach mindfulness-based interventions and provide skills for those pre-teens through latter adolescence. MBSR-T can improve teen's functioning and quality of living socially, ph