Teenagers face consistent and intense social stressors. Peer pressure is a major social stressor for youth. Pressure to fit in with a group, pressure to wear the "right" clothes, and pressure to behave like your friends all contribute to your stress level. Whether these stressors lead to distress (negative stress) have a lot to do with how you manage your stress levels. Do you have strategies in place to avoid the negative stress from peer pressure? How about choosing friends that do not put pressure on you to do things that cause you distress? An important part of managing stress is identifying the sources of stress you have control over, because it is difficult to change situations that you have no control over.
