Questions
Be sure to address the following questions in your essay. What stresses you? Think of three things and describe what makes these situations stressful?
How do they make you feel? (anxious, worried, depressed, sleepy, irritable, hyper, avoidant?)
How do you currently deal with your stresses to these three situations? Do you react the same way to each?
Are your methods of coping with stress effective? Explain why or why not. What do people close to you think of your reactions to stress and coping methods? (Go ask a parent or close friend if you don't know the answer to this question. )
How can you improve your reactions and methods of dealing with stress?