Good  Emotional Health is the ability to feel, express, and manage positive and negative emotions.  The key to any successful high school experience is maintaining good emotional health.  Maintaining good emotional health increases your ability to learn, your ability to form and maintain good relationships with your peers, and your ability to cope and manage changes and uncertainty.  They are able to cope with life’s challenges. They can keep problems in perspective and bounce back from setbacks. They feel good about themselves and have good relationships.  Emotional health is an important part of overall health.

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Being emotionally healthy does not mean you are happy all the time. It means you are aware of your emotions. You can deal with them, whether they are positive or negative.  There are times when emotionally healthy people will feel stress, anger, and sadness. However, they have learned the necessary skills to manage their negative feelings. They can tell when a problem is more than they can handle on their own, and they also know when to seek help from their doctor.  

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