2. STRESS

3. Negative Coping Strategies Strategies that seem to temporarily relieve stress, but will also create more problems. The following are negative coping strategies.

4. ALCOHOL DRUGS

5. SMOKING

6. SEX SORRY NO PICTURE!

7. DANGEROUS PRANKS AND VIOLENCE

8. OVEREATING OVER EXERCISE

9. QUITTING -SPORTS -ACTIVITIES -SCHOOL -FAMILY -FRIENDS

10. BECOMING A COUCH POTATO

11. SKIPPING SCHOOL

12. POSITIVE COPING THESE FEEL GOOD, BUT ARE ONLY TEMPORARY!

13. RELAXATION TECHNIQUES

14. HYPNOSIS

15. ACUPUNCTURE

16. VISUAL IMAGERY

17. MASSAGE

18. MEDITATION

19. AROMA THERAPY

20. HERBAL REMEDIES  GINSENG  ST. JOHN’S WART

21. BE AWARE: THERE IS NO “MAGIC PILL”

22. The BEST way to cope with stress is to use POSITVE LONG TERM STRATEGIES

23. 1. EATING HABITS - EAT BALANCED MEALS - HAVE RESONABLE SNACKS (amount of and healthy snacks) - UNDERSTAND: THERE ARE NO BAD FOODS, JUST BAD DECISIONS - DO NOT DIET!! Teenagers are too young to put their bodies through fad diets.

24. AND DON’T FORGET WATER! OOPS! ONLY IF YOU ARE A DOG! OUR BODIES ARE 70% WATER! YOU NEEDS 8-10 GLASSES A DAY TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN OPERATING AT MAXIMUM!

25. 2. GET ENOUGH SLEEP

26. SLEEP *TEENS NEED MORE SLEEP (AVG=9.25 HOURS) * FOR MOST TEENS, THAT’S DIFFICULT TO DO. TRY FINDING A ROUTINE THAT WORKS FOR YOU. *ARE YOU SLEEPY NOW?

27. 3. EXERCISE

28. EXERCISE * PRODUCES ENDORPHINS! * INCREASE ENERGY LEVEL * DECREASES DEPRESSION/ANXIETY WOW!

29. MUST HAVE ALL THREE: EATING SLEEPING EXERCISING

30. EATING SLEEPING SLEEP THE BASE

31. YOU CHOOSE WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MCUH YOU EAT. YOU CHOOSE WHEN TO GO TO BED. YOU CHOOSE TO EITHER EXERCISE OR BE A COUCH POTATO.

32. “LIFE IS WHAT YOU DO, AND YOU DO IT UNTIL YOU DIE!”

33. STRESS IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES

34. DON’T JUST SIT BACK AND LET THINGS HAPPEN.