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got 60 seconds take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescence [Music] anxiety is your body's reaction to stress and can occur even if there's no current threat if anxiety doesn't go away and begins to interfere with your life it could affect your health there are several coping strategies you can try to reduce your anxiety and stress keep a journal to help identify and challenge your negative and unhelpful thoughts do a body scan to identify physical symptoms of stress and anxiety in your body like headaches or body pain download an app that provides relaxation or mindfulness exercises such as deep breathing or visualization exercise eat healthy avoid caffeine and stick to a sleep routine and reach out to your friends or family members who can help you cope in a positive way if you are still struggling to cope or the symptoms won't go away share how you're feeling with a parent or trusted adult it may be time to talk to a healthcare professional learn more