Many teenagers don't know how to handle all the craziness they deal with on a daily basis, and if they did, things would probably run a lot smoother for them. So for now, what about setting a goal to figure out how to cope with everything? Use the articles to help you.

You can start learning to cope with stress better tonight. Before you go to bed, what is something you can do to relax? You don't want to go to bed slumped over a textbook. Give yourself time to get ready for bed and then do something that makes you happy and helps you unwind, like reading, listening to music, drinking tea, etc. "De-stressing" is a key part of stress management.

Other things you want to do is look for things in your life that are causing you stress and that can be easily cut out. For instance, you may have a friend who drives you crazy, and if that's the case, is it worth it to be friends anymore? If distancing a dramatic friend and making them more of an acquaintance will help, then that's the ticket.

You also want to focus on things like time management, eating/sleeping right, making lists and prioritizing them, finding tricks to help you with anxiety, etc. All this stuff is up in that link.

So do this: start experimenting around with these ideas and find which ones work best. Fine tune them and use them religiously on a daily basis. Eventually, you'll form better stress management habits, and a lot of the negative feelings and thoughts you experience will likely lessen.

Good luck!

Kate, Counselor