[header] How to reduce stress as a teenage boy [title] Accept that stress is natural and unavoidable. [step] Your feelings of stress are connected to the " fight or flight " response that humans have experienced since our earliest ancestors were running away from sabre-tooth tigers. Even if modern stressors are not typically so life-threatening, your body responds in a similar fashion. 
[substeps] When a potentially dangerous or challenging situation arises, your body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which give you increased energy and focus, among other changes. In small doses, these changes can help you accomplish tasks more successfully.