WELCOME
It's Time to Let go of Your Stress and Anxiety
MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY AT A GLANCE
The world today is quite stressful, so it's important to learn how to manage your symptoms of stress and anxiety. You can’t control whether you get stressed or anxious, but you can learn to work with your symptoms rather than fighting them.
You will find informative resources on this website to help you learn about stress and anxiety. I hope you can use the knowledge you gain to support yourself and others around you.
If you have anxiety or you are stressed, you are NOT alone.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STRESS AND ANXIETY?
Stress: "a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances"
Anxiety: "a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome"
*Definitions retrieved from Google Dictionary*
QUICK FACTS
(Gathered from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
40 MILLION ADULTS ARE AFFECTED BY ANXIETY REGULARLY IN THE U.S.
This is about 18.1% of the adult population in the U.S.
PEOPLE ARE NOT ACCESSING TREATMENT FOR THEIR SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY
Although anxiety is highly treatable, only about 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment
WOMEN HAVE MORE ANXIETY
Anxiety is twice as likely to affect women than men
TEENS AND CHILDREN HAVE ANXIETY
About 8% of teens and children have anxiety
“Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything at once.
Breathe.
You're Strong.
You got this.
Take it day by day”
Karen Salmansohn
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS
Learn how stress and anxiety impacts youth and how you can help a child with stress and anxiety at home or in school.
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over the other”
William James
IDEAS FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY MANAGEMENT
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“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
—Jodi Picoult
PLACES TO CALL IF YOU NEED SUPPORT
Recommended: Talk to a parent, guardian, doctor, or another trusted adult.
The following is a list of hotlines that can be contacted if you feel you need another form of support:
FOR PANIC ATTACKS: Panic Disorder Information Hotline (1-800-647-2642)
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS:
National Alliance on Mental Illness (call 800-950-NAMI or text *for crisis only* NAMI to 741741)
Mental Health America Crisis Center (call 1-800-273-8255 or text MHA to 741741)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Managing Stress and Anxiety was created in 2020 as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award Project. A high school senior created this website. She chose to focus her project on the topic of stress and anxiety because she experienced symptoms of anxiety frequently. She learned how to work through her symptoms rather than letting them control her. She created this website because she wanted to help others learn how to manage their symptoms too.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a detailed blog about the author's experience with stress and anxiety.