coping with stress

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Coping with stress

There are several things that you can do to help yourself cope.

• Don’t suffer in silence! Feeling alone makes stress harder to deal with.
• Talking to somebody you trust can really help you to deal with stress and to work out how to tackle the problems that are causing it.
• Make a list of all the things in your life that are making you feel stressed– write them down on a piece of paper. Then take each one in turn and list all the things you could do to tackle it. This can help you sort things out in your head. Problems look easier to deal with one at a time than in a big jumble in your head!
• Take a break - do something that you really enjoy.
• Do something relaxing, for example take a hot bath or watch a film.
• Do some exercise. This produces chemicals in your body called ‘endorphins’ which make you feel good!

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When to get help?

Sometimes stress gets on top of you, especially when the situation causing the stress goes on and on and the problems just seem to keep building up. You can feel trapped, as if there is no way out and no solution to your problems. If you feel like this, it is important to get help.

Signs that stress is getting too much and that you should get help:

• You feel that stress is affecting your health.
• You feel so desperate that you think about stopping school, running away or harming yourself.
• You feel low, sad, tearful, or that life is not worth living.
• You lose your appetite and find it difficult to sleep.
• You have worries, feelings and thoughts that are hard to talk about because you feel people won’t understand you or will think you are ‘weird’.
• You hear voices telling you what to do, or making you behave strangely.
• You are using drugs or alcohol to block out stress.
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Who can help?

It is important that you talk to someone you trust and can help you like:

• a close friend
• parents, a family member or family friend
• a school nurse, teacher or school counselor
• a social worker or youth counselor
• a priest, someone from your church or temple.

Some people may find it easier to talk to somebody on the phone. See the section on further information below for details of confidential advice lines- childline for any young person in difficulty and ‘Talk to Frank’ for anyone wanting help or advice about drug problems.

Your GP or another professional can refer you to your local child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).

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