Anxiety Stressors
There are many stressors of anxiety in children and adolescents.
Stressors That Trigger Anxiety
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Social media
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High expectations from society
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Unrealistic body expectations
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School
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Stress from puberty
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Parents
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The state of the world around them
Anxiety Stressor Key Points
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Social media has put a lot of stress on adolescents. Many influencers on apps like Instagram and TikTok edit themselves to create unrealistic representations of the human body. This causes teens to develop self-esteem issues. Teens develop anxiety because they don’t look like the people they follow on the internet.
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The world around us is a terrifying place. School shootings, lockdowns, and terrorist attacks have increased anxiety in adolescents.
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Adolescents today feel more pressure to succeed and feel it in more ways than previous generations.
