Some skills to deal with those anxieties are the core of a “survival guide” written specifically for adolescents.

 

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Perfectionism is another common source of anxiety--for people of all ages.  a good way to ease those worries, suggests Jennifer Shannon, is to broaden the idea of success.

 

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Shannon is a co-founder of the Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She has also written  a Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens, and for adults, the soon-to-be-published Don't Feed the Monkey Mind.

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