Ｔｉｔｌｅ： The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide
Ａｕｔｈｏｒ： Lucie Hemmen
Ｓｅｒｉｅｓ： N/A
Ｒａｔｉｎｇ： ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
＊Ｎｏｔｅ： I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
10 powerful skills to help you deal with anxious thoughts and feelings—so you can get back to being a teen!
Being a teen girl isn't easy—even without an anxiety disorder. In a world where you face extremely high expectations at school, social media overwhelm, and a relentless pressure to be perfect, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. And if you have anxiety, this is especially true. But you should know that there are ways for you to manage your fears and worries, so you can get back to living your life. This book will show you how.
In The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide, you'll find 10 strategies to help you cope with anxious thoughts and feelings in healthy ways. You'll learn all about how anxiety works, and why you feel it; how to overcome negative thinking; mindfulness skills for calming your mind and body; and how self-compassion can help you cultivate a more positive outlook on life. You'll also discover how to balance screen time and social media use; and strengthen relationships with family and friends, so you can get the support you need to be your best.
As a teen girl, sometimes you just need a space to breathe and be yourself. With this fun and friendly guide, you'll learn to find that space within yourself—a place of your own where you can go anytime life feels a little too extra.
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I have to say I'm very impressed with the sudden surge of mental health resources being geared toward teens. I love that teens are being provided the tools to take charge of their lives and empower themselves.
There was great material in this book. It broke down the science of things without being overwhelming. It also provided stories/interviews with real teens and young adults who explained how they used the tips in this book to manage their anxiety.
The tips were simple when you looked at them, but they made so much sense. The biggest one that resonated with me was the one about your comfort zone. Sometimes being in your "comfort zone" can be lonely--that really stuck with me because it made me realize that was kind of how I was feeling at the time. I'm an introvert who tends to stick to what I know. I'm reluctant to try new things and often get really anxious about changes so I avoid them altogether. Yet, around the time that I was reading this book I was feeling restless in a way I couldn't explain until I read that chapter. I realized I had an urge to do things differently. I was tired of my usual routine. Honestly, that chapter is what pushed me recently to try and overcome my driving anxiety and it's the first time I feel like I'm actually succeeding at it.
Other chapters also went into detail about how to deal with conflict in your friend group and how it's good to distance yourself a little from social media. Both of these were really great sections and I loved them! Personally, it took me a long time to understand why I didn't like social media as a teen, but this book explained it perfectly. It went over the damaging way people compare themselves to others and how mentally draining it can be. I think it's so important that teens know that in today's world where social media is so integral to our lives. Plus, it takes time away from really connecting with the friends and family who are your support system.
All in all, this was a solid book perfect for any teen looking to grow and be more confident with themselves!
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