Most parents are aware that both anxiety and stress are rampant in today's teenagers. The widespread introduction of cell phones and social media have fueled this explosion of mental distress to the point where over 25% of teens now suffer from clinical levels of anxiety. Stress is almost universal among this age group. This sets teens up for a possible lifetime of mental health issues including both anxiety and depression.
This book is designed to teach people during their teen years about simple skills that they can use to calm themselves both in mind and body in order to deflate anxiety and stress (which produce the same physical symptoms and can be controlled through the same exercises) to manageable levels. While many teens with anxiety get worse as they get older, it has been clearly demonstrated that the younger they learn to control their feelings and emotions, the better their overall mental health in later life.