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Understanding and knowing the changes and effects of puberty can help you to cope with the whole situation.

1. Self talk can help. Although you cannot make it stop or change what is happening, you can change how you think about it. 

2. Exercise is a good way to relive stress. Although if you are depressed you may not feel like doing this but, make your self do it anyway. If you need motivation get a friend to do it with you. Any kind of exercise is good e.g. going for short walks every day, dance, jog or go for a bike ride. Once you get into a habit of exercising you can notice a change in your mood.

3. Try to identify what situations have contributed to your depression, once you know what it is try to talk about it with either your parents or a caring friend. Talking is a way to release your feelings. If you find this hard maybe take down your thoughts into a journal. This can be just as effective. 

4. Express yourself, if you have depression a person’s creativity and sense of fun can be muted during depression. Things like listening to music, drawing, watching a funny movie and dancing, This not only helps with reliving stress but it also gives you some positive emotions. Taking time to play with a friend, pet or even just on your own can help with depression.



5. Look for the positives. Depression affects a person’s thoughts and makes everything look it is a bad as it gets. Make an effort to notice all the good and positive things in your life.