Many times we hear about teenagers and young adults in the news when they are associated with negative headlines.
Of course many young people are working hard and trying their best, especially college students.
Experts say between the distractions of social media and the competition in the work place, college students have their hands full and young people need to understand why they have stress in their lives and what they can do to manage it.
Amber Nelson of Bethlehem says despite taking 17 credits this semester at Northampton Community College and a 30 hours-a-week part time job tugging at her time, she just can't resist jumping on her phone more than she should.
"It is a big distraction. I am completely guilty. I'm not even going to try to hide that," says Amber.
But Amber is like many college students who find themselves struggling against the distractions of social media, which leads to wasting time, which leads to stress.
Nineteen-year-old Steve Maas says he's guilty too.
"'Course there's been many times I'm on the couch reading my textbook, get a text. That pulls me away and then I'm like, 'Let's look at Facebook or Instagram,' and the next thing you know two hours went by," says Steve.
It's a common problem according to Anastasia Giacoumopoulos, an adjunct professor at Northampton Community College and a clinical therapist.
Anastasia says many young people end up speaking with her after stress starts to take over their lives.
"They're facing anxiety. They're facing depression and it stems from trying to balance their school life, their work life, their friends and social media," says Anastasia.
Amber says she feels overwhelmed at times.
" I think today, not only with the social media and the distraction of everything that's on the internet, we are just constantly moving and we don't give ourselves time to just breath or relax," she says.
Anastasia suggests a schedule almost like a time budget.
"Like an agenda, exactly writing down, everything that's required throughout your day, your lunch, your breaks your study periods."
She says be realistic about how much you can handle, limit the time spent on social media, and give yourself rewards for hard work.
"Positive rewards reinforce the behavior," she says.
And she says learning the behavior now will lead to success in the future.
"If you don't learn what's required for your job skills later on, how useful are you going to be as an employee?"
To help manage stress, experts say young people should also limit the use of stimulants like caffeine, and get enough sleep.
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