| Tons Of Stress | School | Tons Of Stress | <div class="ExternalClass11370DEB756C42AEAD19D9466D777BB5"><p style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"><span>I find myself dealing with tons of stress, all
the time. My stress is about everything, but mostly about if I have things done
or not for school. I'm an overachiever and I feel that everything has to be
perfect, I have to do everything right. It's so hard, because I can't do
everything right, so eventually I push all of that stress into the back of my
head at the end of the day it pours out, I start crying and my mom tries to
help, she'll hug me and tell me that I'm doing great, but no matter what she
says I still have to do everything right, it's just so hard to deal with. </span></p>
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stinks!! Learning how to manage the stress is an art, the more you practice, the better you get at it. You may not realize it but you are actually doing some things exactly right and we want you to give yourself credit for this. You are mature enough to recognize the two main issues that are causing your stress - 1) You have a lot to do and 2) you want to do really good work. You also are recognizing when you need help which is why you are reaching out to us. And lastly, you are using your support system (your mom). You are telling her what is going on and giving yourself time to let out the emotions that you are feeling. Great job! This shows that you have the ability to process the stress that you are facing, now you just need the skills to deal with your day to day life.</span></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);">The first thing that we want you to consider is - what are your priorities? Would you consider the things that you are stressing out about right now to be top priorities in your life? If not, what about changing the amount of things you are involved with and streamline things a bit so you can really focus on the areas that you are passionate about. We have some thoughts on this that we would like you to review: <a href="/Pages/tip-priorities.aspx" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/v2/Pages/tip-priorities.aspx</a>.</p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);">The next thing that you should think about is "me time". This would involve scheduling time when you can simply take a break and enjoy your life. If you are constantly stressed, it builds up and becomes a big load of bricks - let us explain: <a href="/Pages/tip-Drop-That-Bag-of-Bricks.aspx" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/v2/Pages/tip-Drop-That-Bag-of-Bricks.aspx</a>.</p>
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</span><p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);"><span>Take some time each day to list out your top priorities for that day on a planner, have fun crossing them out when you have completed them and then celebrate with some "me time" when your list is completed.</span></p>
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</span><p style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;color:rgb(63, 63, 63);"><span>When the stress becomes too much, keep reaching out to your mom. If you need extra support, we will be here for you. Stress does stink and you do have to manage it but it does not have to control you.</span><br></p>
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