Mindfulness for Teens: Practices 

2. What’s the Story?

A big part of what stresses us out is the story we tell ourselves about what’s happening.   

Encourage yourself to stop when you are stressed, and ask yourself, “What’s the story?” Are you telling yourself you’ll fail the test, or that no one likes you? Ask if you can drop the story, and just notice what is actually happening.  

Thoughts are incredibly seductive, making us think they are completely true and vitally important. Teens, given their intense, developmentally-appropriate focus on the self, often believe the negative stream of self-critical thoughts in their heads.   

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