If you’ve recently reached out to someone for support and received a response along the veins of the second post above, first acknowledge the fact that you were brave to reach out, go you! You took a risk and it just didn’t pay off this time. That is okay.

Chronic stress starts it all.

We are wired for survival. We will do more to avoid pain than we will ever do to have pleasure.

Stress is often described as a feeling of being overwhelmed, worried or run-down. Stress can affect people of all ages, genders and circumstances and can lead to both physical and psychological health issues.

Turns out, teens stress out over more than just school work. Parents (sorry, it's true), friend problems, romantic partners and just navigating social pressures of drugs, alcohol and sex stress kids out.

We are always in a cycle. With every moment during your day, there is a cycle occurring and you are probably unaware of it. It's called the Cycle of Stress.