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Yoga/Meditating

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:16:41 UTC

Committing to a short daily meditation allows your brain to learn at its own pace how to be present in the here and now and how to extend that awareness to everyday activities. As with any habit, daily meditation becomes easier when it's part of your routine. Yoga improves strength, balance and flexibility. Slow movements and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm up muscles, while holding a pose can build strength. Balance on one foot, while holding the other foot to your calf or above the knee (but never on the knee) at a right angle.

Playing a Sport/Physical Activity

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:19:00 UTC

Sports are associated with lower rates of stress, anxiety, depression and suicidal behavior. Participation in team sports reduces the risk of teen substance abuse and other reckless behaviors. Team sports enhance resilience, empathy, confidence and empowerment. Sports help you manage stress. Exercise causes your body to release endorphins, the chemicals in your brain that relieve pain and stress. It also reduces the levels of stress hormones, cortisol and adrenaline. Studies have shown that 20 to 30 minutes of exercise each day can make people feel calmer

Music

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:20:27 UTC

Research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory. Research has shown that blood flows more easily when music is played. It can also reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, decrease cortisol (stress hormone) levels and increase serotonin and endorphin levels in the blood. It elevates mood. Music can boost the brain's production of the hormone dopamine.

Art

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:21:11 UTC

Drawing and other forms of art can help you release stress and anxiety. You can draw at home to boost your imagination and creativity, be more mindful and grounded, and relieve anxious thoughts. You can also work with an art therapist to help you manage mental health conditions or trauma.

Writing

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:21:39 UTC

The upsides of writing include clearer thinking, a greater ability to process difficult life experiences, a sense of purpose, achievement and mastery – and the pure enjoyment of a creative pursuit. Writing can boost confidence and lower stress. It can even be social.

Gaming

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:22:40 UTC

Gaming, when used positively, can be a really helpful way to look after your mental health. This is because it can give us a space to unwind, relax and take time out from the pressures of daily life just like reading can, or going for a walk.

Watching Tv

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:24:22 UTC

Today's world is busy and stressful and can often leave you feeling overwhelmed or anxious. Both TV and radio are great at providing distractions from real life. Engaging in a fictitious show or listening to a story being played can allow your brain to relax and engage in another reality.

Escapism

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:26:13 UTC

Escapism is the repeated use of an activity or behavior to distract the mind from reality or unpleasant emotions. Anyone who wants to avoid pain or discomfort may seek escapism. This may relate to life's regular challenges, traumatic events, or situations.The psychological benefit of escapism is the decrease in self-awareness, less dwelling on things and a sense of relief from one's most pressing thoughts and emotions." Escapism can either provide a new perspective or serve as a distraction from problems that require attention.

Reading

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:29:06 UTC

Research shows that reading regularly reduces stress levels and rates of depression. As well as assists one to sleep better and can lead to improved self-esteem. By observing changes to blood flow in the brain, researchers can see that reading stimulates the brain's neural pathways. This stimulation enhances brain activity, memory and cognitive function — ultimately boosting your creativity and expanding your capacity to learn.

Simply Walking

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-11-29 14:31:39 UTC

Walking reduced stress and anxiety. Endorphins are known to not only boost our mood but also to lower our stress levels. Being physically active helps lower the risk of clinical depression, and spending more time in nature can also help to quiet the mind. Weekly walks over a 6-month period have resulted in improved self-esteem, communication skills, and overall psychological well-being among participants.

STRESSFUL SITUATION

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:16:49 UTC

Making grades, seeing every grade and percentage in on school Mac, struggling to grab that 3.0 that seems to be more and more out my reach as time goes on. Having sudden instances force me to take 0’s I know I could be better. Struggling stressing about my grades knowing college is around the corner and I need to make grades for all the sports I do. Having every class pile on and on making me question if I’ll survive

How it makes me feel

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:22:12 UTC

I feel scared, I’m scared for the future I want to pause in this moment I’m typing this in my bed, soak in this moment and relax but I stress knowing that If I do I’m going to fall asleep and forget this assignment.

I feel inadequate, Knowing I’m doing all this but most likely I won’t be able to achieve that perfect 100 to bring up my grade cause there’s probably multiple things wrong.

I feel stressed out and pressured, I just showed my parents my 3.3 GPA on my last report card filled with A’s and B’s only and now my grades are suffering.

I feel angry at myself I can’t get more done, that I’m not getting as much I could done, comparing myself to other students that do this all easy and have 4.0 GPA’s+

I feel irritated with teachers like my English teacher who find it necessary to go back and forth with me, when I have the yellow slip they ask for but still refuse to put in my grades but not irritated enough to stop trying

7 examples of teen stress

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:24:25 UTC

Academic stress

Trouble concentrating

Trouble Sleeping

Traumatic Events

Behavior Change

Social Stress

Significant life changes

My reflection

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:27:19 UTC

I engaged myself into Escapism and Sports, I love wrestling and it’s a deep passion of me when I sit still for too long I think but Wrestling keeps me constantly on the move and when I’m on that mat the only thing on my mind is Wrestling and Wrestling and all my other problems and stressors fade away for those 2-3hours. Escapism is a tactic I’ll love to result to again and again.

Negative Self Talk

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:28:14 UTC

Negative self-talk is when your inner voice is excessively negative, sounding more like an inner critic. It is pessimistic and focusses on the bad. It erodes your confidence and stops you from reaching your potential. It can make you feel like you are going to fail before you start.

Nail Biting

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:28:51 UTC

Nail biting can be a sign of anxiety or stress. The repetitive behavior seems to help some people cope with challenging emotions. Boredom: Behaviors such as nail biting and hair twirling are more common when you're bored, hungry, or need to keep your hands busy

Self Harm

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:29:29 UTC

Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences. Some people have described self-harm as a way to: express something that is hard to put into words. turn invisible thoughts or feelings into something visible.

Alcohol Abuse

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:30:19 UTC

A pattern of drinking that interferes with day-to-day activities.

With alcohol abuse, a person is not yet physically dependent on alcohol but still has a serious drinking problem.

Symptoms include a failure to fulfill major work, school, or home responsibilities, legal or social problems, or drinking in situations that are dangerous, such as while driving.

Stress eating

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:31:26 UTC

You may turn to food for comfort consciously or unconsciously when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed or even feeling bored. Emotional eating can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. It often leads to eating too much especially too much of high-calorie, sweet and fatty foods. Cortisol increases appetite and can cause someone to overeat. Cravings, High cortisol levels from stress can increase food cravings for sugary or fatty foods. Stress is also associated with increased hunger hormones, which may also contribute to cravings for unhealthy foods.

Being Violent

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:32:27 UTC

Anxiety is associated with fear. It's not exactly the type of condition people associate with anger. The stereotype of anxiety is that it causes shyness and a general struggle to be social and around people, and in some cases this is true. But in some people anxiety can provoke an aggressive, violent response. The answer may lie in the nervous system. There appears to be a fast, mutual, positive feedback loop between stress hormones and a brain-based aggression-control center in rats, whose neurophysiology is similar to ours. It may explain why, under stress, people are so quick to lash out and find it hard to cool down.

Isolation

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:33:55 UTC

Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help. Recent studies found that: Social isolation significantly increased a person's risk of premature death from all causes, a risk that may rival those of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity. Social isolation was associated with about a 50% increased risk of dementia.

Drug abuse

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:34:31 UTC

Excessive use of psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol, pain medications, or illegal drugs. It can lead to physical, social, or emotional harm.

Smoking

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:35:10 UTC

Nicotine dependence (also called tobacco addiction) involves physical and psychological factors that make it difficult to stop using tobacco, even if the person wants to quit. Nicotine releases a chemical called dopamine in the same regions of the brain as other addictive drugs.Smoking is major cause of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke. Smoking increases the risk of blood clots, which block blood flow to the heart, brain or legs. Some smokers end up having their limbs amputated due to blood circulation problems caused by smoking

Recklessness Behavior

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:36:57 UTC

Repeatedly going over the limit in almost any activity. Doing risky or hurtful things to yourself or others. Putting others at risk. Ignoring or not thinking about the potential results of risky activities.

Effects from Stress

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:39:34 UTC

Colds, flu, viruses, and other illnesses.
Depression and anxiety.
Fatigue.
Headaches.
Heart problems or heart attack.
Insomnia or sleep disruptions.
Irritability and anger.
Overeating.
Stress can also lead to emotional problems, depression, panic attacks, or other forms of anxiety and worry.
Your stomach may feel uneasy, your muscles may tense up and your skin can become sensitive. All of these are signs that your body is preparing for a 'fight or flight' situation. These feelings should pass soon after the stressful situation is over. If they don't pass, it may be a sign that you are too stressed.

4 Local Resources

sidikiedainkeh — 2023-12-01 14:43:27 UTC

Friends and Family to discuss and talk to, even Teachers or Coaches you’re friendly with
YAB ( Youth Advisory Board ) Everybody there makes me feel comfortable talking about what stresses me out and expressing myself.
Local therapist in the area, you could schedule to see to express how you feel.
Clubs/organizations that meet up, hang out and get to talk with friends.
Sports that allow that form of Escapism for Students