fifth grade for the last two years since
I was in third grade every morning was
pretty much the same a stomachache a
headache and my throat hurt unless it
was Saturday I didn’t know why my mom
and dad don’t know why and my doctor
said everything was healthy with my body
have you ever felt this way – you’re
about to go do something you’re excited
and nervous at the same time some of you
might know what I mean you might have a
headache before a test or when you’re
trying out for the basketball team or
band another time you might have a
header stomachache is when you’re
overloaded with homework and installed
you tomorrow stressful situations can
show up as anxiety anxiety in the body
it feels like a ride that I don’t want
to be on and can’t get off anxiety can
be in very different physical forms for
different people for me it’s a header
stomachache I throw it hurts and
sometimes or back hurts for you and
might just be one of these symptoms
everyone feels this way some some of the
time but I feel this way almost every
day this is why I believe that I have
childhood anxiety anxiety is the body’s
warning system they are scared or
worried or stressed about something
adults have plenty to worry and stress
about their jobs paying their bills
being married taking care of their house
having kids and more you might be
thinking what does a 10 year old kid
like me have to worry about learning
homework projects testing friends
fitting in getting bullied and more are
adult problems more important than kid
problems I have found a few things that
have actually helped me first
that was for me to remember that I’m not
the only one who feels this way it’s
pretty normal second I found a few
things I can do that calm me down like
doing fidgeting things with my hands
like squeezing a stress ball or play-doh
my school counselor miss McClellan lets
me come into a room every day and play
with kinetics and if my brain get ready
to go to the classroom a couple of other
things that I can do are drawing
pictures or
thinking about and picturing my mind
everything that can happen that’s good
third elephant I remember that I’m not
alone in figuring this out my parents
teacher and counselor all want the best
for me and are willing to help me find
out more solutions lastly I like to go
outside and look at nature and
everything around me and be thankful for
life and being able to experience it the
biggest thing that I have learned is
that stress is a big liar it tells me
that I cannot do what I’m facing it
tells me that I’ll never feel better now
that I’m starting to notice that those
are lies I know that I can do what I’m
facing and that I’ll feel better
eventually you’ve probably been
wondering when I ain’t giving this talk
be making me really anxious but it
doesn’t make me very anxious so I know
I’m not alone at first I didn’t know
what the problem was but now that I know
I can control my anxiety better than I
used to thank you for letting me share
my story [Applause]