Teenagers and Stress

             Stress is a feeling that's produced when we react to certain events. It's the body's way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough position with focus, strength, determination, and heightened alertness. Stress among teen has become a growing epidemic in the past century, Teen stress is more common than you may think. Teens fall victims to stress everyday whether some people would like to think so or not. It's a point of a child life where some may say it's the most stress that anyone will experience. It's the time where there about to be on their own, they have huge decisions to make about their future and their goals, and what they are going to do with their life whether if to do with their education, work and even personal life. With all the peer pressure and struggles that teens may face, can have a huge effect which can put a huge load of stress on to a teen. Stress in teens is simple to identify such as depression, sleep deprivation, internal clock may be out of whack. However teen stress must be addressed right away (Arenofsky).
             A major factor that can bring stress upon a teen is school related. Many may believe that school is happy place where stress is hardly to be seen, but unfortunately this is not the case. School is one of the most stressful experiences a teenager will ever endure. It's the time when they are finding themselves personally and who they are. They seek desperately for acceptance whether if it's for the good or bad. Some times this can place teens in a bad position, because they might get accepted into the wrong crowd of people and be peer pressure into things that they wouldn't normally do themselves, just to get that feeling of being wanted or accepted. Also another reason school plays an important role into stress, is that teens and push and lecture daily by their parents and fellow teachers and administration to be that honor student that exceeds in everything ...

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