HealthInfo Canterbury
Stress is a part of life, you can't avoid it. Throughout life, good and bad things happen. If you know some ways of managing stress well, you're more likely to stay on track and not get fooled into ways of coping that don't really help and can actually pull you down.
Remember, your teenage years are a time of huge change for you. Your mind and body are changing and developing all the time. It's normal to feel overwhelmed at times.
If you're struggling to cope with stuff and you don't feel you have anyone to talk to, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor (remember they have to keep your visit private and can't tell other people what you talk about). If that feels a bit full-on to start with, you could try one of these free phone counselling lines.
Some websites offering good advice include:
HealthInfo recommends the following pages
Information about the All Right? campaign, which is designed to help Cantabrians think about our mental health and wellbeing, and ways we can improve it.
Provided by the University of Auckland, this site includes instructions and audio clips to help with dealing with stress.
Information about coping with anxiety.
A free mindfulness meditation developed especially for young people. It's available as a web-based program or an app.
Information about how to avoid getting stressed, how to study, how to approach exams and how to help someone else.
Information about how adolescents experience painful events and how adults can help.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed October 2020.
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Review key: HISTS-111503