Stress can be caused by many different things, depending on the person. While everyone may have a variety of different situations that can stress them, it is possible to reduce this stress by using the same techniques. Teenagers are generally very stressed because they have not been able to experience as much as others. They are at the age where they need to start growing up and starting a life of their own without having parental guidance as often. The number one thing that seems to cause stress in teenagers tends to be school related. If your grades are bad, you will have a hard time graduating on time and finding a well-paying job in the future. Generally when you are a teenager, people pressure you to get a minimum wage paying job and get a driver's license. You should also participate in after-school activities, choose a college to go to, choose what you want to do when you grow up, and do what your parents expect of you. This can be a lot of pressure to put on a teenager, but they are generally told to do all this because they are growing up and need to learn to be independent. Stress affects a person physically, socially and emotionally. Once a person becomes extremely stressed, they may have physical symptoms such as aches, colds, nausea, chest pain, and rapid heartbeat. Their social life may not be as good as it once was because instead of taking a break from everything and relaxing with friends and family, they may stay home and worry all night about the next problem they will encounter. They will begin to eat more or less, sleep too much or too little, isolate themselves from others and procrastinate. Emotional signs of stress include feeling strong emotions such as frustration, wort... middle of paper... In the person, stress can be caused by several things. The one thing they all have in common about stress is the methods that can be used to reduce it. Teenagers are typically very stressed because they are just getting ready to go out into the real world and start a life of their own. Teenagers have come to a point in life where they need to learn to be more independent and the people around them do their best to push them to give them the best future possible. Works Cited “Managing Your Stress.” Stress management. Ed. Nancy Marrone. Sutter Health, October 2013. Web.26 March 2014. Smith, Melinda. "Symptoms, signs and causes of stress". Symptoms, signs and causes of stress: effects of stress overload. Np, nd Web. March 26. 2014. .