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Health- Monday- 3rd period
Today Claire had actually braved the Danger Shop. She still thought it was weird, but she really could make the setting more appropriate there than in a classroom. So the students had gotten emails to meet her there for class, and to wear comfortable clothes. When they walked into what looked like a yoga studio, they might know why.
"We're going to be talking a little about stress and mental health this week and next," she told them. "First up: stress. You're teenagers, you've definitely had your share of it. It can be stress about your relationships, or school, or your future, pretty much anything. Not to mention here you deal with crazy sh- stuff happening all the time. Which isn't to say that stress can't be a good. If you have a job with a deadline or that really challenges you, and you enjoy it, that can be a good thing. You can have a family and be stressed out, but find it really fulfilling. But with any kind of stress, you need to find ways to manage it, or it could lead to serious health problems, both physically and mentally. And while a lot of people have a problem and turn to drugs or alcohol or avoidance, that's not going to help. It might for a little while, but it doesn't make anything go away, and might even make the problem worse.
"So, if you're getting stressed out, take time for yourself. Head for a spa day, go work out, hang out with friends, whatever you need to do," Claire continued. "Making things like eating right and being active a regular part of your life helps with long-term self-care. If you have someone you can talk to about your problems, use them. If you don't, that's what therapists are for.
"We'll talk more about all of this next week, but for today, we're going to do something positive," she said, stepping back to let an NPC yoga instructor come to the front of the class. "I don't know how to teach yoga. Luckily this school's weird program thing means I don't need to. Grab a mat, and we'll get started."
"We're going to be talking a little about stress and mental health this week and next," she told them. "First up: stress. You're teenagers, you've definitely had your share of it. It can be stress about your relationships, or school, or your future, pretty much anything. Not to mention here you deal with crazy sh- stuff happening all the time. Which isn't to say that stress can't be a good. If you have a job with a deadline or that really challenges you, and you enjoy it, that can be a good thing. You can have a family and be stressed out, but find it really fulfilling. But with any kind of stress, you need to find ways to manage it, or it could lead to serious health problems, both physically and mentally. And while a lot of people have a problem and turn to drugs or alcohol or avoidance, that's not going to help. It might for a little while, but it doesn't make anything go away, and might even make the problem worse.
"So, if you're getting stressed out, take time for yourself. Head for a spa day, go work out, hang out with friends, whatever you need to do," Claire continued. "Making things like eating right and being active a regular part of your life helps with long-term self-care. If you have someone you can talk to about your problems, use them. If you don't, that's what therapists are for.
"We'll talk more about all of this next week, but for today, we're going to do something positive," she said, stepping back to let a
Talk to Claire