Anxiety - Riley & Maygan 😈

 Anxiety is  a natural human emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased heart rate and apprehension about future threats

😈17% of kids have anxiety, that number for children is 1200+ .It can also affect adults from childhood stress or stress from work the estimated number  of adults is 7% for the U.S, the mean age for onset of panic disorder is 20-24.😈

 Symptoms of anxiety 

-nausea or abdominal pains

-sweating

-trembling or shaking

-feeling of shortness of breath or smothring sensations 

-feeling dizzy/light headed or faint

 😈Causes of anxiety 

-having appointments that scare you 

-school events, tests

-study for a hard exam

-family issue;parents arguing to much

-friend issues; friends blame you for everything 😈 

Coping strategies

-studying a ton 

-eight to ten hours of sleep per night are recommend 

-have a little fidget to put in you pocket 

-making routines for certain thing

-take a deep breath and tell yourself everything is gonna be okay 

-doing 5 finger breathing

-listening to music

-going outside

-making projects

References: https://childmind.org/article/signs-of-anxiety-in-teenagers/

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/anxiety.html?scrlybrkr=47acb04c 

https://childmind.org/article/signs-of-anxiety-in-teenagers/ 

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders 

https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/teens-and-stress-when-its-more-than-worry 

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/anxiety.html