Learn to manage stress
We refer to our emotional, psychological, and social well-being when we talk about mental health. As we grow older, we realise that each stage of life -childhood, pre-adolescence, adolescence, and adulthood, has its own set of obstacles, which can seem overwhelming to those who are experiencing them, which is why mental health is crucial at all stages of life.
Personalising your mind health programme
People with good mental health can reach their full potential, manage with life's stressors, work productively, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Getting professional help if needed, interacting with people, keeping positive, getting physically active, helping others, getting enough sleep, and learning coping skills are all ways to sustain excellent mental health.
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Academic pressure and Stress
Academic pressure is formally described as a situation in which a student is burdened by time and energy demands in order to meet certain academic goals. This stress can originate from a multitude of places and have a wide range of emotional and academic consequences for students. Students can cope with academic pressure by developing healthy lifestyle habits such as getting enough sleep, exercising, and eating well.
Academic stress: Academic stress is defined as mental suffering related to upcoming academic challenges or failure, or even the dread of academic failure. Academic pressures can be found in a variety of places in a student's surroundings, including school, home, peer relationships, and even their neighborhood. Academic frustration, academic conflicts, academic anxieties, and academic pressures are the four components of academic stress that most students can identify. Tests, grades, homework, academic and success expectations, and family pressure are among the top academic stressors for most high school students.
General Stress
It is critical to recognize that anxiety is a normal aspect of life. In order to effectively manage anxiety, it must be viewed as a normal aspect of life rather than a negative term. Anxiety is a mood or notion that is used to describe an occurrence rather than a person. When people believe they can't change their anxiety, they stop trying to make changes that will help them. Anxiety is a common occurrence in everyday life. When confronted with an issue at work, taking a test, or making a major life decision, people may feel apprehensive. Rather than pondering whether something unpleasant will occur, it is more vital to consider how to deal with it. It's tough to alter what happens to someone in a circumstance, but one may influence how they perceive it.
Stress adapting to new city
Moving is a process that elicits a range of emotions. On the one hand, it's the start of a thrilling new experience; it's the first step toward a new area where you can explore and meet new people. Moving, on the other hand, entails a significant amount of change. All of these emotions colliding naturally results in moving stress. When it comes to a major move, there is no single source of anxiety. Instead, it's a series of minor details that add up to make moving one of the most stressful experiences many of us will ever have.​
Youth Stress management
Relationship management
Friends: When we're so invested in the idea of friendship and social connection as healthy, the concept of a "harmful" friend may seem foreign, but it turns out that negative friendships can have very negative effects on psychological well-being and cause damage, including betrayal, peer pressure to behave badly, insults or passive aggression, promise-breaking, contempt, dependency, meddling, and competition.
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Family: According to the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine (2013), “Family stress can be defined as any stressor that concerns one or more members of the family (or the whole system) at a defined time, which impacts the emotional connection between family members, their mood, well-being, as well as the maintenance of the family relationship.”
Partner: Even the strongest of relationships can be weakened by relationship stress. When you start thinking, "My relationship is stressing me out," you and your partner are more likely to develop distance, arguments, and separation. However, by providing consistent support for your partner when they are upset, you will not only learn how to manage stress in relationships, but you will also establish a new level of intimacy that will bring you both closer together.
Teenagers, like adults, may face stress on a daily basis, and practicing stress management techniques can help. When a teenager perceives a situation as hazardous, challenging, or unpleasant, and they lack the resources to manage, they are more stressed. School demands and frustrations, negative thoughts or feelings about themselves, changes in their bodies, problems with friends and/or peers at school, unsafe living environment/neighbourhood, separation or divorce of parents, chronic illness or severe family problems, death of a loved one, moving or changing schools, taking on too many activities or having too high expectations, and/or family financial problems are some of the sources of stress for teenagers. Some teenagers are stressed out to the point of exhaustion. This can result in anxiety, withdrawal, hostility, physical illness, or poor coping methods, such as drug and/or alcohol abuse.
Changes in our thoughts and bodies occur when we view a situation as difficult or unpleasant, preparing us to respond to danger. Faster heart and breathing rates, increased blood flow to arm and leg muscles, chilly or clammy hands and feet, unsettled stomach, and/or a sense of dread are all signs of the "fight, flight, or freeze" reaction.
Changes: Every shift brings with it plenty of significant changes. You're moving, changing your home's layout, and possibly even your friendships and career. Change is unavoidable, and even positive changes can be unsettling.
Money: Money is, of course, a major source of stress for anyone planning a big move. Moving your belongings is usually not something you can handle on your own, and there are still charges associated with moving into a new home or apartment. Money — or the lack thereof — is a major source of worry for many individuals.
Time: It takes so long to move! Whether you're moving across the country, across the globe, or just down the street, it takes time to get yourself and your belongings settled in your new home. Having to put your life on wait while you figure out your move might be difficult, especially given the significant adjustments you'll be making.
