Showing posts with label stress reduction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stress reduction. Show all posts

Friday, April 30, 2010

How to Cope With Teenage Stress


Teenage is a transition between childhood and adulthood when changes take place both in mind and body. A teenager will no longer be romping around. Someone who till now was least bothered about his/her behavior becomes conscious and this is the first stress that makes its presence - the awareness of being noticed. And this is just the beginning.

Soon the parents will expect their teenager to become independent in taking care of his/her daily routines which hitherto was the responsibility of the parents. Coping with life and the environment around with no props is sure a situation that can bring about tremendous stress for someone who had no care in the world.

Some teenagers just refuse to grow up and that becomes a struggle of the 'to be or not to be' kind leading to psychiatric counseling. What appeared to be a life with gay abandon is now laden with responsibilities which some shoulders are not ready to bear.