Well I'll be a teenager in a month.And I really need help managing stress.You see I get stressed out at small things.Like conversations I'm not apart of or when other people are stressed.At school though it's even worse, mostly when I'm doing group work.I get stressed out very easily while working in a group and in part I yell and am very impatient.The worse part of that is that I'm in elementary school,not even junior high.I also get hard on my self for small things too.Man I have problems.What can I do to manage it?

I'd really appreciate help with this.

Well it's good to see someone so young understand this.

However, it's probably just normal teenage behavior. I wouldn't stress about worrying about stress. Best thing to do is when you get stressed out, is to take a deep breath and not let it worry about you. Things you cannot control, such as a group of people, shouldn't make you worried or stressed out.

Have you spoken to your parents? If you were my kid, I would take you to the pediatrician and ask for a medical opinion. My son (and lots of kids) gets anxiety attacks that he is able to control with medication. With others, a little counseling goes a long way.

Get your parents involved.

I agree with everything written above. I especially echo the part about telling your parents how you feel.

In addition, I want to add that dealing with stress & our reactions to it is something that we ALL have to manage in our lives, no matter how old we get! I still have to work on not being impatient or getting frustrated with other people too. So cut yourself some slack on this.

When I find myself in those types of situations, I try to ask myself the following questions before I react:

(1) Is this something that will really matter to me tomorrow? In a week? Or more?

and

(2) If I say or do something, is it likely to get me what I want from these people?

If the answer is not a "yes" to both, then I try to let it go. I may be annoyed then, but within a few minutes or an hour, I feel a lot better than if I had snapped.

[Another option is avoiding situations that you find frustrating, but since you're in school, I'm guessing you have no choice.]