Recognizing and Managing Teen Stress
Summary
TLDRThis video script discusses the pervasive issue of stress among high school students, highlighting its sources such as academics, extracurricular activities, and family expectations. The students from the District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board share personal experiences and coping mechanisms, emphasizing the importance of communication, self-expression, and seeking support. They advocate for better school resources, more understanding from adults, and the need for students to know their stress is valid. The script also touches on the pressures of college preparation and the desire for a more personalized approach to education.
Takeaways
- 📚 Stress is a common experience among high school students due to various pressures such as academics, extracurricular activities, and social life.
- 💡 Students feel the need for support systems like family, friends, and school counselors to help manage stress.
- 🧘♂️ Self-care activities such as sleep, meditation, and self-expression are mentioned as ways to cope with stress.
- 🏡 The home environment and family expectations contribute to stress levels among students.
- 🏋️♀️ Balancing academics with extracurricular activities like sports and clubs is a challenge that causes stress.
- 📈 High academic expectations, both from students themselves and external sources, lead to stress.
- 🗣️ Communication is key in managing stress; students need to be able to talk openly about their stressors.
- 🤝 The support and understanding of parents and teachers play a crucial role in helping students deal with stress.
- 🏫 Schools should provide more resources and advertise existing ones to help students manage stress.
- 🎓 The transition from middle to high school brings an increase in stress due to a higher number of options and expectations.
- 🌟 Pursuing passions and interests, even amidst stress, is important for overall well-being and happiness.
Q & A
What are some ways mentioned in the script to handle stress?
-The script mentions various ways to handle stress such as seeking support, spending time with loved ones, resetting, communicating, sleeping, meditating, self-expression, talking with parents, listening to music, and praying.
What is the main focus of the District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board of 2018 in relation to stress?
-The District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board of 2018 focused on investigating stress among high school students due to school, sports, clubs, family, college, friends, and the pressures of high school life.
What does the script suggest about the importance of sharing stories to handle stress?
-The script suggests that sharing stories can help reduce pressure from people's lives by making them feel less alone and offering hope.
How does the script describe the impact of high academic standards on stress levels?
-The script describes high academic standards as a significant source of stress, particularly when combined with extracurricular activities and personal expectations.
What role do extracurricular activities play in the stress experienced by students, according to the script?
-The script indicates that extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, can add to the stress levels of students by contributing to a busy schedule and increasing the pressure to perform well.
What does the script imply about the availability of resources to help students with stress?
-The script implies that there may be a lack of awareness about available resources to help with stress, suggesting that schools should do more to advertise these resources.
What is the script's stance on the importance of communication in managing stress?
-The script emphasizes the importance of communication in managing stress, suggesting that students should have open lines of communication with teachers, guidance counselors, and parents.
How does the script view the role of schools in addressing student stress?
-The script views schools as having a significant role in addressing student stress by offering resources, promoting better communication, and being more attentive to student well-being.
What does the script suggest about the relationship between stress and academic performance?
-The script suggests that stress can impact academic performance negatively, as students may struggle to balance their workload and extracurricular commitments.
What advice does the script offer to students regarding stress and their future?
-The script advises students to prioritize self-care, explore their passions, communicate their stress, and use their time effectively to focus on success rather than stress.
Outlines
📚 Balancing Stress with Support and Self-Expression
The speaker discusses various ways to handle stress, such as seeking support from loved ones, taking time to reset, engaging in communication, getting adequate sleep, practicing meditation, expressing oneself, and turning to music for solace. They also mention the importance of prayer and connecting with a higher power. The paragraph highlights the prevalence of stress and the need to understand its causes and remedies. It introduces the District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board of 2018, which aimed to explore stress among high school students due to school, sports, clubs, family, and social pressures. The speaker shares their personal academic interests and the high standards they set for themselves, which contribute to their stress levels. They also talk about their extracurricular activities and the joy they find in learning, despite the stress it brings. The speaker emphasizes the need for better communication and resource sharing to help students cope with stress.
🏫 High School Stress and the Importance of Supportive Environments
The speaker reflects on the transition from middle to high school and the increased academic pressure, particularly with Advanced Placement (AP) classes. They mention the overload of options and activities that can contribute to stress. The paragraph also discusses the benefits of having teachers who are supportive and understanding, as well as the importance of finding outlets like playing sports or engaging with electronics to unwind. The speaker acknowledges the stress of balancing academics, extracurricular activities, and part-time work, and the impact it has on their mental health. They also discuss the types of stress they see among their peers, such as academic pressure and home life stress, and suggest that schools should offer more resources and better communication to support students.
🎶 The Role of Personal Interests in Alleviating Stress
The speaker talks about the importance of pursuing personal interests, such as playing music, in managing stress. They express the need for schools to provide more support for students dealing with relationship stress and social challenges. The paragraph highlights the difficulty of accessing resources and the importance of finding someone who understands and can provide support. The speaker also emphasizes the need for schools to be more personal and proactive in checking on students' well-being, rather than just focusing on academic success. They discuss the challenges of communication between students and teachers and the importance of being heard and understood.
🗓️ Time Management and Communication as Stress Relievers
The speaker emphasizes the importance of time management and communication in dealing with stress. They suggest that talking about stress with friends or family can be very helpful, as it allows for venting and working through problems. The paragraph also discusses the idea that everyone has different passions and talents, and it's important to explore these areas while maintaining a focus on school. The speaker advises taking care of one's mental health and using time and energy productively to solve problems rather than stressing. They conclude by encouraging individuals to use their time wisely and to strive for success rather than being consumed by stress.
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Keywords
💡Stress
💡Self-Expression
💡Support System
💡Communication
💡Meditation
💡Extracurricular Activities
💡Expectations
💡Time Management
💡Academic Pressure
💡Home Life
💡Resources
Highlights
To handle stress, one needs support and time with loved ones.
Communication is key to managing stress.
Sleep and meditation are essential for stress relief.
Self-expression is a way to handle stress.
Talking with parents can help manage stress.
Music can be a stress-reliever.
Love and support from close ones are crucial for stress management.
Praying and connecting with God can alleviate stress.
The Youth Advisory Board explored stress among high school students.
Students face stress from school, sports, clubs, family, and college.
Sharing stories can help reduce stress.
Academics and extracurricular activities can be a source of joy and stress.
High expectations, especially self-imposed, can lead to stress.
Students feel stressed due to a combination of home, school, and extracurricular demands.
Schools should offer more resources and advertise them to students.
Better communication between schools, students, and teachers is needed.
Students feel that their stress is often minimized by adults.
High school offers more options and avenues, leading to an overload of choices and stress.
Having supportive teachers can help students unwind.
It's important to remember that stress will pass and to do one's best.
Students feel pressured to maintain a certain image for college applications.
Schools should be more personal and check in on students' well-being.
Students need help dealing with relationship stress and social issues.
Guidance counselors and teachers should be more accessible and understanding.
Students feel their input is not acted upon by schools.
Communication between students and teachers has barriers.
Talking to parents can be a way to release built-up stress.
Sometimes students just need someone to listen rather than give advice.
Stress can be a motivator, but too much can be detrimental.
Students should explore their passions and not just focus on academics.
Self-care is crucial for students to prevent school performance from suffering.
Students should not waste time and energy on stress but solve problems instead.
Students should use their time for success rather than stress.
Transcripts
to handle stress I need support
tannoy stress I need time to spend with
the ones that I love to handle stress I
need to reset to handle stress
I need communication to handle stress I
need sleep and meditation to handle
stress I need self-expression to handle
stress I need to talk with my parents to
handle stress I need my music to handle
stress I need love and support from
those who are closest to me to handle
stress I need to pray and connect with
God the word stress is tossed around the
lot we all use it we all feel it but do
we all stop to consider the reasons for
stress and ways to help relieve it the
District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board
of 2018 felt we should look more into
stress between school sports clubs
family college friends and the countless
pressures of high school life we need to
take a step back and think we can't
offer perfect solutions but we want to
let you know that you aren't alone and
sharing our stories we hope we can
remove a bit of pressure from your lives
so sit back relax let go of all that
stress my first big interest was books
that and sports were my two major things
growing up and that's continued in high
school to the point that I've been
accepted at some of the most selective
universities in the country
I have very high standards for myself
academically but at the same time I'm
very laid back in a sense and so people
can't really see whether or not I'm
stressed out or something even though
school is very fun for me and learning
is very exciting for me it's very
stressful at the same time I am the type
of student that's kind of low average
probably not where I should be but very
well capable of where I could be I would
describe myself as someone who really
values education and
it tries to make that his main focus and
also it tries to balance his academics
with extracurriculars such as sports and
clubs I think that I'm kind of one of
the lucky ones because school is one of
the only things that consistently brings
me joy like I love waking up I love
learning new things it's this thing that
I'm so passionate about what stresses me
out right now is the expectations not
the expectations of other people but the
expectations that I have for myself I am
a person who gets stressed out really
easily because I just tend to worry
about everything so it's not the things
themselves that stressed me out it's
just trying to make sure everything's
perfect and just trying to make sure
everything's together and working I'm
stressed out by things at home things at
school trying to keep my grades up well
trying to manage myself and work hard at
home and at least play a part and my
family at school most definitely
stressed me out with all the classes
that are taking place and one uh
extracurricular activities clubs I'm
involved with and sports that I do all
year round and uh work as well working
from four to eleven and then not having
time to do my homework sometimes and not
getting enough sleep
what types of stress do you guys see in
your school a lot of students are
inclined to become stressed out by
academics whether that's pressure from
themselves or their parents or even
their teachers and peers to do well in
class and I think that definitely takes
a toll on a lot of students home life
that's really stretches students out the
most and then they just reflect that
upon it taking it into school and they
don't want to participate in some things
because it's too much for them that's
what I don't notice in my school I feel
like the schools could definitely offer
like a lot more resources for students
like even just like advertising the
resources because a lot of kids don't um
access them because they don't know that
they're there I think we need better
communication between the school
students
it's the teachers or administrators just
knowing that you're able to talk to
somebody whether that's in your guidance
department or a teacher or even a parent
that you can definitely trust and go to
I feel like it's important that
everybody knows that because I feel like
with stress every single one of us kind
of has a bit of a sense of hopelessness
and I feel like we all need to know that
there is hope there should definitely be
more people that
like let people know that their stress
is valid there's there should be less
minimizing each other's stress and like
adults should listen more to like their
children about what's stressing them and
they shouldn't tell them that what they
are stressed about like doesn't matter
because everyone's stress matters a lot
of my stress came from high school I was
pretty good in middle school but when I
went into AP classes because they put me
in multiple at a time and in middle
school they just had regular classes for
us I think to bounce off of that I agree
completely because once you hit high
school there are a lot more avenues for
you to go down a lot more options for
you to use your time and it gets to a
point that it's almost like an overload
of different things you can do and that
wasn't really available in middle school
and I feel like that definitely
contributes to bad weights do you like
this dress while at school I think that
I'm lucky because I get a tinker with a
lot of electronics which is a big thing
for me I feel like that's really
beneficial because it gives me something
to do or I could talk to some of my
teachers that aren't just robotic like
lesson done go home they got paid that
day I feel like that talking to somebody
that is there for like actually being
there for you rather than just I'm gonna
teach the lesson and then that's it
that's all there is for it today I feel
like that's more beneficial and it
definitely helps me unwind
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for example have a day where I have like
at at like a test in every class in a
game after school and although it seems
hard in the moment I just have to
remember that it'll all be over soon and
I just have to put in my best effort
because that's all I can do and that's
something that I've dealt with my whole
life where I neglect my soul so that I
can maintain this notion of ego so like
I would have loved to take an art class
not because I think that I want to do it
as a career or because I want to think
or because I want to just be an artist
or anything like that but just because I
want to have fun and I want to learn
things because that's what these 12
years are really about but I don't think
I have that freedom because I don't know
where to find the balance between being
happy and looking admirable on a
transcript my school is very testing
based because we're a charter school and
we take a lot we not only take like em
caste and everything but we also take a
lot of tests to like see us benchmarks
for like what how each student is doing
in each subject and I'm not a good test
taker when it comes to time tests as
every single day is different and it
comes with different challenges
especially with time midterms normal
tests homeworks projects all sorts of
these things come with different time
limits and time constraints and it's up
to us and how we're gonna attack this I
was a pretty good student I had AIDS and
the occasional be but this senior year
is like when I first started like
seriously working and my grades have
taken an impact so I mean I'm not the
best student as I was I would say kind
of my average is like a bee
and I'm not gonna lie it sometimes I
just have to prioritize work over doing
schoolwork and it just it's so stressful
knowing that I could be a like a so much
better student but I just can't because
I just don't have the time to I get
really agitated or I just kind of
isolate myself from other people like
I'm just get away from me I don't want
to talk to you I just want to be on my
own I want to deal with this on my own
and I don't want to be I don't want to
be rude I don't want to insult you in
any way shape or form I and it's nothing
against you it's just something that I'm
going through and I'm trying to get
through it I definitely feel like when
I'm in a situation where I'm not sure
how I'm gonna be able to finish the work
the best way I need to deal with it is
to voice what I'm going through to my
parents and they're always extremely
supportive one time I'm on the
basketball court
and I'm just playing basketball and out
of nowhere like everything just came
down on at one time so I ran off the
basketball court and I went to the
locker room and just cry and I didn't
know what was wrong with me but then I
realized that it was just too much for
me
I felt like there was a huge weight on
my chest but once I talked to my coach
everything just went away seeing as in
my situation it's really difficult to
find like the resources you need to deal
with this type of stress but just more
of your energy more of yourself that's
what it really comes down to it is
really difficult to actually find help
when dealing with these type of
situations we were just loaded with
things extracurricular activities and on
top of that like
like not eating the best so like finding
it in ourselves trying to find someone
that connects with you is like the most
ideal when dealing with this stress I
definitely think would be really helpful
if schools were a lot more personal with
their students and kind of avidly
checking in on how their students were
rather than kind of making them or
putting pressure on them to succeed and
to be well and to make the school
something good so I mean if schools were
to do that I really think the school
environment would be a lot more healthy
every year I've taken a period out of my
schedule to take band classes and I
think it's important for schools to
teach you to really find something you
love to do during the day
because I mean that 45 minutes of
playing music every morning is really
helpful I definitely think there needs
to be some type of like more help for
like relationship stress and like just
like just like it stress with your
friends because you know you're a
teenager you're trying to figure out
yourself and you're trying to navigate
high school and not even just like in
the academic sphere just like in the
social sphere like you're going to have
fights with your friends you're gonna
have changes in who you are and you have
to just figure out how to deal with them
and I think that a lot of kids don't
feel that they have avenues to talk
about that especially because talking to
the counselor is embarrassing and things
like that so I definitely think we
should offer more help to students in
that regard I agree because I feel that
grades and college preparation shouldn't
be a barrier between um the students
being able to talk to their guidance
counselors and their teachers that they
actually do need help
other than scheduling their classes
because their well being is very
important at smaller schools like I go
to a really small school and so you
would think that like guidance
counselor's would know every student but
even the guidance counselor at my school
doesn't know everyone and I can't even
imagine what it's like at bigger schools
at regional schools because not knowing
every single student in help like it's
hard to know every single student but
checking in every now and then that's
that you don't usually see and if the
smaller school like mine is having
trouble doing such like it's probably on
a much larger scale because bigger
schools have more like of a variety of
different types of people and different
types of students in different types of
situations so like I'm barely getting
that type of like checking in with my
teachers so I can't even imagine what
like other students are going through I
don't know if you guys feel this at your
school but I feel like my school is also
always like you want to hear the
students input we want to hear what you
think we want to hear your can concern
criticism but they never do it's like
you you talk about what bothers you and
they're like oh okay and they like never
act on it and that's what's so
frustrating because it makes me feel
like they're not listening and they're
just kind of sweeping what we say
underneath the rug I think that teachers
and like administrators and such they
like try their best but I think that the
problem is we just they just don't know
how to communicate there are all these
like walls between students and teachers
so I think that even though they want to
include us it's it's really difficult
for like adults to figure out ways to
communicate with kids in a way that's
not condescending and in a way that's
effective I definitely feel like it's
crucial for me to talk to my parents
because articulating to them what I've
got to do in how stressed I am even if
they can't necessarily help you leave it
which they often can but even if they
can't just being able to express it to
somebody definitely helps me release the
stress that I have built up inside like
what Matt said yes I have to communicate
with my parents cuz I don't like going
through things by myself and if the
supports there I'm gonna use it I'm not
gonna let it go to waste because I know
like a lot of the times when I talk to
my parents it's helpful in some ways but
like a lot of times I don't because they
I know that they think that they're
helping when they try to relate and they
try to talk about their own personal
stress like their own personal
experience and try to give advice but it
seems to in that
in some way what I'm saying and
sometimes kids just need somebody to
listen they don't necessarily need
advice sometimes they just need an
outlet or like a human diary or
something like that usually try to talk
to my parents and sometimes like I'm
afraid to because I'm not sure they'll
understand but I think in the long run
usually when I eventually do which tends
to be like later on after you know I've
been stressing over it for a while I
mean it tends to work out and it's
usually a lot of help
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I know a little stress can help push
people to do their best I know a little
bit of pressure can make diamonds
basically so a little bit of stress can
get me personally to do my best and
perform my best it's just once that
little bit of stress manifests into
something way too big and way too much
to handle that's when things kind of
turn in the opposite direction and I
know everyone views the world
differently but it's just hard to find
someone that you can really connect with
and be sure that they understand what
you're thinking
and I've tried to like overcome that by
talking to new people and I mean it's
helped for the most part but it's still
just really tough there's always a next
step there's always something else you
can do there's always a way around a
different paths you can take per se
because I think that what a lot of
people don't understand is they get
stuck they're stuck in mud and they
can't get out they don't know what to do
and I think that a big thing to take out
of it is that there's always gonna be
something after there's always gonna be
something to gain there's always gonna
be something more to what's going on
even if it doesn't seem that bright
right now it there's always a light at
the end of the tunnel the number one way
of coping I definitely talk about it
with people it's sometimes it's really
hard and it's sometimes you don't want
to because it seems stupid or like you
seem like your stress isn't significant
enough but you have to recognize that
all stress is valid no matter how small
it may be
so when you talk about it with somebody
it helps you kind of vent about how
you're feeling in it it'll probably help
you work through how to get through this
dress it always helps me to go to my
friends and talk about my stress with
them because often times
I feel like they've gone through similar
things and if they've been able to
conquer their stress and get through it
and then I feel like they'll really be
able to give me an awesome help that
don't hopefully allow me to do the same
I think the two biggest things are time
management and communication to help you
with your stress I think time management
is huge because you'll probably get a
little more sleep than I do if you
definitely take your time like a lot
certain amounts of time to do your work
or your extracurriculars or that sort of
thing and the other huge thing is
communication I feel as though voicing
what you're going through to a close
friend or your parents or a relative or
a teacher anybody who cares about you if
you voice your problems to them and you
really express that it'll make you feel
better I think that everyone's passions
and everyone's talents lies in a
different place and if you don't like
school necessarily I think that I think
you should do the best that you can and
try to like maintain what you think is
important for yourself in school but
absolutely explore other areas explore
your passions because I think that as
long as you can be happy everything will
work will work itself out whatever it is
in your schedule make sure that school
is very important but you are even more
important because if you don't take care
of yourself then school is going
downhill and I'm gonna say that straight
up because it's all up to you your
future the one that you're wearing every
single day about it's up to you what
your future is gonna look like you have
to take care of yourself my advice to
you is that you shouldn't waste your
time and energy on stressing because the
time and energy you waste on stressing
you could be using it to solve the
problem that you're in and advice always
give to people who are in the same
situation as I am they're just going
through a lot of stress despite not
having a lot of trust
at the end of the day it's gonna be
about you what do you want to do what do
you want your life to be are you just
gonna see here and repeat the cycle of
poverty are you gonna do something about
it and turn that around and try to be an
influence and inspiration to people and
tell your story go out there become
someone so my question for you is what
are you gonna use your time for stress
or success
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