5th Grade: Tuesday, November 20th, & Wednesday, November 21st
6th Grade: Tuesday, November 27th & Wednesday, November 28th
Anxiety Group:
Please contact Mrs. Shearn if you are interested in joining this group.
Anxiety group will be held on the following Fridays:
November 2nd, November 9th, November 16th, & November 30th
November Grades 7-8 Guidance Sessions:
Grades 7 and 8 Office Hours:
Friday, November 30th 11:00-12:00
Mrs. Mathis' Guidance Office in Collaborate within the Middle School Organization
Anxiety Group:
Please contact Mrs. Mathis at [email protected] if you are interested in joining this group.
Anxiety group will be held on the following Fridays:
November 2nd, November 9th, November 16th, & November 30th
Anxiety: Why It's Different From Stress
Anxiety vs. Stress
Stress and anxiety are closely related but are not the same thing.
Stress is a natural and normal response to a challenge. Our heart pumps faster and our palms sweat as we get ready to act.
Stress can make us feel nervous, angry, frustrated—even anxious.
Stress can have a positive effect. For example it can “pump up” a child to study for a test.
Stress can also be overwhelming. Feeling stress every day for a long time can take a toll on your body and mind.
Anxiety makes a kid feel worried and afraid. “What if?” is a common phrase for anxious kids.
The anxious feeling is often out of proportion to the real or imagined “threat” (for example, a child crying in terror because she’s afraid to enter a birthday party).
Anxious children may expect that something bad will happen and not believe they’ll be able to handle it. (That bee’s going to sting me and I’m going to die!)
The bad feelings associated with anxiety can come from something specific, like algebra. Or anxiety can be a more general sense of uneasiness that affects much of everyday life.