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Dealing with Stress:A how too guide for

Teenagers

In todays society there is no doubt that teenagers endureheavily stress filled lives which at times may become toooverwhelming for them to face. However being thecomplicated issue that it is, it is irrefutable and infallible thatnot one specific area of life causes this stress, rather it can be

noted that there are a numerous amount of reasons as too whystress is caused. One of the main reasons for this stress that teenagers

ace is their appearance in the eyes of their peers, or in otherwords Peer Pressure.eenagers are constantly placed in compromising situationswhen it comes to drin!, drugs and alcohol. On one handeenagers dont want to loo! li!e wimps and cowards in

ront of there friends but then on the other hand they haveheard enough horror stories to !now what !ind of a pathhey could end on if they start. It also seems that teenagers

are compromising too these ways as "lcohol and co becomemore and more of a social normality. "ccording to statisticsrom "lcohol Ireland Irish #$ to #%&year&olds spend an

average of '()*)+ per wee! on alcohol. his amounts to anllegal alcohol mar!et of '#-m in this country. It was also

eported that In the most recent survey of drin!ing among/uropean # and #$&year&olds -)0 of Irish children reportedbinge drin!ing in the last month these are high stats whicheally tell us all we need to !now about alcohol abuse andts effects on young people. his is what really ma!es thischoice such a stressful issue for teens when it comes to thischoice. here is a simple and obvious answer to thisproblem though I feel, and that is too refuse alcohol but

even if that is too much 1ust drin! in moderation.

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"nother immediate issue that needsaddressing in our society is the aesthetic appearance ofeenagers too there peers. o address this problem we

need to understand the issue if hoping too deal with it. he2uestion 2uite simply is, how important are loo!s andappearances to teenagers3 he answer ends up 2uitesimple and we only have too loo! to virtually every teenagemaga4ine to see the blatant emphasis on the latest clothes,ma!e&up and 1ewellery to !now our answer. "ccording to anarticle by 5entreforyouth.org many studies show thatpopularity and acceptance in schools are strongly adhere todistinctive 2ualities li!e appearance, athletic ability etc.

6hile this may be alright for the good loo!ing person,whose athletic and is up on the latest trends, it is verydemeening for those with a fragile ego and a constant fearof the results of loo!ing foolish or dress ing outside what iship and cool. 7o what can we do about it3 6ell the facts we cant really do anything, were powerless to stop thendustry of fashion. he only advice I can possibly offer to

anyone is that you 1ust have to try your best to find a groupof people who will accept you no matter what you wear, Imean after all who would want to hang around with ashallow group of people who 1udge you by what you wear3

/8ams are another great cause of stress foreenagers, they are constantly placed under stress from

parents, teachers and peers. 9o wonder theyre sostressed, their whole entire future is on the results of a set

of e8ams, they spend sleepless nights worrying about e8amesults, 1ob careers. his is disastrous when it is coupled

with the fact that college points are on the rise everywhere.a!e the "I as an e8ample: according to there websitepoints in -) percent of courses have risen by ( points ormore. It is a demanding rise for many students: it alsoma!es it very difficult for students who need to repeatbecause they were 1ust five points short of what they

needed. his is what ma!e this time e8tremely tough time

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or teenagers who have been preparing all throughout theeaving cert course, but its even worse for those who arecramming at the very end in the sudden realisation thatime has almost ran out and ;&day is upon them. Howeverhere are many ways in which to deal with this !ind of

stress though. o deal with this type of stress you have tobe well organised for the e8ams, rela8ed and well rested,his means no staying up late in an attempt to study and

cram the night before an e8am.