STRESS AMONG THE TEENS

By: Wanjohi. P. Mugambi

Worth Noting:

• Simplify. Are you cramming too much into your days, nights, and weekends? Prioritize your activities. Start saying no. Make time for yourself—for things you like to do. Including, sometimes, doing nothing at all.
• Build strong relationships. Family members and friends can be you support network when things get too stressful.
• Be a planner. Get a calendar and write down your projects, test dates and other important stuff. Make a homework and study schedule you can follow. Planning will help you feel more in control of your life.
• Talk about your problems. Find someone you trust and can talk to. Share your problems. Ask for help when you need it.

Stress isn’t “all in your head.” It’s a physical response to something going on in your life such ad school pressures, social pressures, or the physical, emotional, and mental changes and challenges of being a teen. Too much stress can lead to health problems, sleep problems, and relationship problems.  To the young generation i got some tips to help you out.

Try these tips to relieve, reduce, or even prevent stress.

1. Be active. Exercise lifts your spirits and helps you feel more relaxed.
2. Eat right. A healthy, well-nourished body is a better stress-fighter.
3. Avoid caffeine. It can make you feel edgy and tense.
4. Get enough sleep. It’s hard to deal with stress when you’re tired and run-down.
5. Express your feelings. Talk about them. Write about them. Stuffing or ignoring your feelings can add to your stress.
6. Laugh it up. Laughter reduces stress.
7. Know how to relax. Learn and practice relaxation techniques—deep breathing, meditation, tensing and releasing your muscles—and other ways to calm down when stress strikes.
8. Get organized. Have a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Then you won’t get stressed-out trying to remember where you left your books, your keys, or something else you need right now.
9. Simplify. Are you cramming too much into your days, nights, and weekends? Prioritize your activities. Start saying no. Make time for yourself—for things you like to do. Including, sometimes, doing nothing at all.
10. Build strong relationships. Family members and friends can be you support network when things get too stressful.
11. Be a planner. Get a calendar and write down your projects, test dates and other important stuff. Make a homework and study schedule you can follow. Planning will help you feel more in control of your life.
12. Talk about your problems. Find someone you trust and can talk to. Share your problems. Ask for help when you need it.
13. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Figure out what really matters and let other things go.
14. Get a new attitude. Try seeing your problems and pressures from another perspective. Learn to accept the things you can’t change.
15. Forgive your own mistakes. Are you hard on yourself whenever you mess up? Tell yourself that mistakes are learning experiences. At least you know what not to do next time.
16. Be yourself. Trying to be something or someone you’re not can be stressful.
17. Be happy with what you have. Instead of thinking about everything you want, think about what you already have. Maybe it’s enough.

After doing all these things it’s good to understand that they are five things that really matters

1. LOVE. Everything else pales by comparison.
2. FAMILY. Even if they don’t deserve it
3. FAITH. It doesn’t really matter what you have faith in, as long as it’s something
4. INTEGRITY. Doing the right thing will always feel good.
5. MOMENTS. Enjoy them while they are happening, but don’t try to capture them, or you’ll ruin them.