Teen Depression and how it effects today's teens:
Teens as well as young children display a small amount of signs of depression. However i noticed that when i was younger depression hit me about the age and time of high school when girls judged and boys were mean. The hormone imbalance i think played a really big role in my depression which sent me in the wrong way in life...
They say that children begin to withdraw them selves from their friends and family locking them selves away and feeling worth less and sad all the time. Some individuals tend to feel like everyone is against them and that they can not do anything right. I can defiantly understand where they are coming from and understand where they are in their life myself and my son were and have been at one time diagnosed with depression and it's a horrible thing to go through you feel like nothing is worth doing or saying. You feel worthless and tired and you don't want to do anything. My son is going through this right now they say it's that age but i know that it's his ADHD and the fact that he started a new school this year and i know that can be hard. I wish that this was not a true part of life but teens and some adults commit suicide or try to at least they feel like no one wants them and that they can not please anyone when we all know that it's not true. I think that schools should have more education and parents on what depression signs look like and how to help prevent or even just sit with the person in need. What do you think of depression i know a lot of people don't believe that it's real and that it's all in our heads????
I think you describe it really well: "you feel like nothing is worth doing or saying." The material talks about depression, and states that 10% of late-adolescent boys and 25% of girls suffer from depression. Of course, that's just reported, diagnosed cases. There might be people suffering behind a pretty solid mask of the person they used to be.
ReplyDeleteWhen my sister was just starting college, her depression completely overtook her. This was news to everyone around her. I think it must been there for a while before that, but when she started telling the rest of us about it, it was a shock. She had been the happiest kid, my best friend growing up, and I'd had absolutely no idea.
It took years of therapy and shuffling different medications in and out, and she's back to functional, back to being my sister, but still not the same person. Depression is very real.
i really liked your blog on depression. when i was younger, my oldest brother attempted suicide by overdosing due to depression. at the time i was too young to really know what was even going on, or what he had done. now days it is more real to me, now that i am fully understanding of what happened. i thank god every day that he is still with us. i think depression is something that everyone goes through at some point in their life, and every copes with it differently.i definitely think that depression is a real thing.
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