Fidget Toys & resources for Teens.
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Fidget toys are designed to improve focus, relieve nervous energy, reduce anxiety and psychological stress.
Anxiety, stress and other disorders, including attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD, can have an effect on the body as a whole, but the most notable effect is on the hands. While fidget toys do not cure these issues, they can help keep hands busy, calming your child’s mind and aiding increased focus, meaning they may be less likely to suffer.
Anxiety
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Anxiety for Teenagers
Anxiety makes us feel fearful. It can cause us to not want to face things or the reverse – to over-check and over-think. Anxiety responds really well to psychological treatment especially one called Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT). This can include learning to manage the physical symptoms of anxiety through breathing and relaxing in special ways as well as identifying the thoughts that make you anxious.
Changing anxious behaviours helps break the hold that anxiety has on you.
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How do I know if I have anxiety?
Physical
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Heart racing
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Breathing changes
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Feeling sick
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Shaky legs and body
Thoughts
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Racing thoughts, usually scary
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Difficulty concentrating
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Constantly predicting the worst
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Overthinking
Behaviours
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Avoidance of doing things that create anxiety.
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Agitation
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Getting into arguments and fights more often.
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Checking behaviours
Emotional
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Feeling frightened or panicky
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‘Short fuse’ – getting irritable and angry easily.
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Tearful
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Other people’s emotions affecting you more easily.
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You could ask your GP for some help. You can also try the Clear Fear app, which uses CBT principles to help manage symptoms of anxiety.
Clear Fear can help you:
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Learn about the different types of anxiety
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Identify anxious thoughts and make change by using the help of a group of ‘Worry Warriors’
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Set yourself some goals to face your fear, one step at a time
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With breathing and mindfulness activities
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Deal with a panic attack
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Find time to relax – with some cheesy jokes, funny gifs, inspirational quotes and people.
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If you have been diagnosed with anxiety, here are some further quick tips to deal with some of the symptoms:
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Remember that the bodily symptoms you feel are related to fear and are perfectly normal. Breathe out the fear and work on relaxing your body one part at a time
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Have a number of ‘safe’ places you can think of and ‘escape’ to – just to give your fears a break
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Write down your fears and put them away – they may seem less fearful the next time you look at them
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Express your fears to someone you know will understand and see if they have a different way of looking at things
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Work on challenging fearful thoughts – can you see the funny side of the thing you are fearful of? Or have a positive thought to balance it?
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Clear Fear App
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If you have been diagnosed with anxiety, here are some further quick tips to deal with some of the symptoms:
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Remember that the bodily symptoms you feel are related to fear and are perfectly normal. Breathe out the fear and work on relaxing your body one part at a time
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Have a number of ‘safe’ places you can think of and ‘escape’ to – just to give your fears a break
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Write down your fears and put them away – they may seem less fearful the next time you look at them
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Express your fears to someone you know will understand and see if they have a different way of looking at things
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Work on challenging fearful thoughts – can you see the funny side of the thing you are fearful of? Or have a positive thought to balance it?
These resources are about helping young people relieve & understand anxiety, stress & mental wellbeing by encouraging them to journal feelings & emotions & to explore solutions to how they are feeling.
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