{"id":14011,"date":"2024-02-15T20:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/?p=14011"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:40:36","slug":"dealing-with-stress-kids-help-phone-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/dealing-with-stress-kids-help-phone-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Stress | Kids Help Phone Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>R\u00e9volutionnaire is Proud to be an &#8220;In Support of Kids&nbsp;Help Phone&#8221; partner and share recharge resources created for youth by the Kids Help Phone Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dealing With Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stress is a response to the demands of&nbsp;everyday life. Stress is common and can be&nbsp; positive, because it can bring energy and&nbsp; motivate you to do things. However, too much&nbsp; stress, or feeling stressed all of the time, can&nbsp; take a toll on mental and physical health and&nbsp; well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common stressors for young people include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>school&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>family&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>friends&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>financial stress within the family&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lack of (healthy, fresh) food&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>puberty&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sexuality&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mental disorders&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>struggles with substance use (individually&nbsp; or within the family)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feeling isolated&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>physical health&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>body image&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>illness&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/\">Kids Help Phone<\/a>&nbsp;offers some suggestions for dealing with stress.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remember that&nbsp;stress is a typical part of life. It can motivate us to improve ourselves&nbsp;and accomplish what we need to do in a day.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even periods of increased stress in&nbsp; the short term are not necessarily&nbsp;unhealthy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be alert to extreme levels of stress or&nbsp; panic attacks, which may indicate other&nbsp; problems, such as an anxiety disorder&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s important to find out more about the ways&nbsp; stress is having an impact. Consider the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cOn a scale of one to 10 (where one is not&nbsp; stressed at all and 10 is stressed to the&nbsp; max), how stressed are you right now?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWhere in your body do you notice&nbsp; stress?\u201d (listen for symptoms, such as&nbsp; difficulty sleeping, headaches, stomach&nbsp; aches and muscle tension)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWhen did the stress start? How often do&nbsp; you notice it?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cOn a scale of one to ten (where one is no&nbsp; control and 10 is total control), how much&nbsp; do you feel you have control over your&nbsp; stress?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cHow does stress impact your daily life?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWhat have you been doing to cope with&nbsp; stress?\u201d (listen and look for negative&nbsp; coping strategies, such as avoiding tasks,&nbsp; drinking alcohol, isolation, etc.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What else can I try?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can establish priorities. Here are some&nbsp; suggestions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have control over what is causing &nbsp;stress (like studying for a test), &nbsp;make a plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While people may not have as&nbsp; much choice as they\u2019d like to establish&nbsp; their own priorities, talking about what&nbsp; they\u2019re facing may reveal more \u201cwiggle&nbsp; room\u201d than previously thought.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create timelines that also include stress-reducing activities and&nbsp; sleep.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify people who can&nbsp; support you.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can ask, \u201cIs there someone in your life who can help you with your&nbsp; commitments?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can also develop&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cpositive self-talk.\u201d&nbsp;Positive self-talk involves&nbsp; saying things to yourself that are positive while&nbsp; also being realistic.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>focus on the facts&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>give yourself credit for each success,&nbsp; big or small&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>show yourself compassion&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>praise yourself for all of their good&nbsp; qualities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practice accepting kind words from others&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>avoid words such as \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cought to,\u201d&nbsp; \u201cmust\u201d and \u201chave to\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s also key to focus on&nbsp;realistic expectations. Here\u2019s some more&nbsp; information:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perfectionism is closely linked with high&nbsp; levels of stress. Young people who are &nbsp;struggling with perfectionism often find&nbsp; their self-worth is dependent on their&nbsp; accomplishments, which may make them&nbsp; worry about the adequacy of their efforts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about what would help you be&nbsp; gentler with yourself and &nbsp;ask&nbsp;\u201cWhat is a goal that would&nbsp; allow you to do well AND feel well?\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And lastly, here are some ideas for&nbsp; building&nbsp;a healthy and balanced routine:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>work on recognizing which aspects of life&nbsp; are changeable and which are beyond your control&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practice deep breathing and relaxation&nbsp; techniques&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage in active time management and&nbsp; scheduling, including building in time for&nbsp; self-care&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>avoid overcommitment&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>eat a healthy diet (if this is available to&nbsp; you)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage in regular physical activity&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spend time in nature&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage in an artistic practice (such as&nbsp; journaling, drawing, photography or&nbsp; music)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>participate in cultural activities (such as&nbsp; dancing or drumming)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promote the establishment of healthy&nbsp; sleep patterns&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>avoid too much caffeine&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>limit screen time, especially just before&nbsp; sleeping&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spend time with friends and family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stress comes with both pros and cons for&nbsp; adults and youth alike.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If a young person in your life needs support,&nbsp; they can connect confidentially with Kids Help&nbsp; Phone 24\/7 by phone at 1-800-668-6868 or by&nbsp; texting 686868. To learn more about how you&nbsp; can support a young person in your life, visit&nbsp; KidsHelpPhone.ca for tools, resources and&nbsp; information on a wide range of topics.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img class=\"lazyload_inited\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/be.revolutionnaire.co\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/889i53268521CAA3C4FA\/image-size\/small?v=v2&amp;px=200\" alt=\"Logo 11 CMYK_Logo (99-1-5-5).png\" title=\"Logo 11 CMYK_Logo (99-1-5-5).png\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00e9volutionnaire is Proud to be an &#8220;In Support of Kids&nbsp;Help Phone&#8221; partner and share recharge resources created for youth by the Kids Help Phone Team Dealing With Stress Stress is a response to the demands of&nbsp;everyday life. 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