Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens

Award-winning title offers teens straightforward advice on stress management, anxiety reduction, and digital well-being—now celebrating its 40th Anniversary Printing!

For four decades, Fighting Invisible Tigers has been successfully helping teens conquer stress, anxiety, and everyday pressures. Since its first release, this trusted guide has empowered generations of adolescents to better understand and manage their stress response, providing essential tools to navigate the challenges of growing up.

Untempered stress among teens is approaching epidemic status. Prolonged and intense anxiety can feel like being stalked by a tiger, never knowing when it will strike. Helping adolescents cope with day-to-day stressors—like school, friendships, family, and social media—can help curb impulsivity and other risky behaviors.

Now in its fourth edition, the revised and updated Fighting Invisible Tigers continues its 40-year legacy by teaching teens proven techniques and stress management skills to face the rigors of growing up. Packed with useful information on how stress affects physical and emotional health, readers will learn:

• Smart approaches to handle decision-making
• Easy steps toward greater assertiveness
• Relaxation and mindfulness exercises to focus their minds
• Time management skills to avoid feeling pressured
• How to avoid online drama
• Positive self-talk techniques
• And more!

For 40 years, this enduring resource has equipped teens with the tools they need to face their stressors with confidence. Getting rid of stress is impossible, but learning how to control the response to it can help teens develop healthier relationships, make better decisions, and outsmart those tigers.

| 40th Anniversary Printing of a popular title offers teens straightforward advice on stress management, anxiety reduction, and digital well-being. | 2022 NYC Big Book Award, Wellbeing Children’s |

Earl Hipp is the author of many books for young people. He has a B.A. in psychology and a master’s degree in psychophysiology.

He has worked as a clinical psychotherapist, helping hundreds of people to better understand, cope with, and grow through the challenges in their lives.