Talking About Teenage Depression
This blog post will be a little bit different. It's meant for the adult to read first and then be covered by your teenage child. The material covered by the adult will be meant for identifying teenage depression whereas the material itself will be targeted towards teens. Please read carefully and with an open mind, parents.
Note: This is a fictional teen speaking in the following paragraph. Keep in mind everything is a realistic dramatization that is an effective tool for identifying teenage depression.
Teenage depression is very common among teens, and targets no gender more than the other. Teens become sad and depressed most often because of the reaction of other teens towards them. Sure, it's easy to be happy when you get good grades, have a nice phone, and a cute boyfriend or girlfriend, but, let's face it, few teens have that. For those of us who struggle with school, our parents may become upset about our grades. Our parents don't understand our emotions make it hard to focus in school, especially when we are depressed. We cry and cry, not knowing why. We struggle for acceptance and sometimes cut ourselves. We aren't doing it just for attention. We are doing it to see if someone cares. Each night, as we have disruptive and negative thoughts, we wonder what it would be like to not be here at all. We often don't understand why we feel this way. Some of us have heard of treatment but we become worried about how restrictive that may be. We don't want people to think we are crazy, as enough people reject us already. What we really need is friends and a family who cares. Whether group therapy or speaking with a counselor would work, we don't know. It's taboo and stigmatized. We need someone to explain what sorts of treatment is available as well as an actual diagnosis. We don't want to be thought of as depressive if we are merely sad about our social life. Even still, teenage depression can lead to bigger problems, like drug abuse and cutting. Alcohol use is common with those who are depressed, and we don't want to start bad behaviors just because of our need for social acceptance. We'd talk with our parents about it, but we have no idea how to tell them as they may think less of us. Whether you want to believe it or not, teenagers want the acceptance of their parents. We are still your sons and daughters, mom and dad. Help us, or find someone who can help us. Don't be ashamed of us. Let us be honest with you.
The paragraph up above was meant to help you track if your child is depressed. Remember, it targets the teenage age group. Have your teen in question read the paragraph above. Do they relate to this? Ask them if they do, and don't judge. They’re still your sons and daughters, as mentioned. Don't let them feel helpless. Right now they need you. You're reading this blog post for a reason. It's because you love your child and want to help them.
Contact me:
Email:
brylock62@gmail.com
Twitter:
@BPLovecraft
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@SirVarnerAuthor
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forgottensoul13
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bryan.varner.509
This blog post will be a little bit different. It's meant for the adult to read first and then be covered by your teenage child. The material covered by the adult will be meant for identifying teenage depression whereas the material itself will be targeted towards teens. Please read carefully and with an open mind, parents.
Note: This is a fictional teen speaking in the following paragraph. Keep in mind everything is a realistic dramatization that is an effective tool for identifying teenage depression.
Teenage depression is very common among teens, and targets no gender more than the other. Teens become sad and depressed most often because of the reaction of other teens towards them. Sure, it's easy to be happy when you get good grades, have a nice phone, and a cute boyfriend or girlfriend, but, let's face it, few teens have that. For those of us who struggle with school, our parents may become upset about our grades. Our parents don't understand our emotions make it hard to focus in school, especially when we are depressed. We cry and cry, not knowing why. We struggle for acceptance and sometimes cut ourselves. We aren't doing it just for attention. We are doing it to see if someone cares. Each night, as we have disruptive and negative thoughts, we wonder what it would be like to not be here at all. We often don't understand why we feel this way. Some of us have heard of treatment but we become worried about how restrictive that may be. We don't want people to think we are crazy, as enough people reject us already. What we really need is friends and a family who cares. Whether group therapy or speaking with a counselor would work, we don't know. It's taboo and stigmatized. We need someone to explain what sorts of treatment is available as well as an actual diagnosis. We don't want to be thought of as depressive if we are merely sad about our social life. Even still, teenage depression can lead to bigger problems, like drug abuse and cutting. Alcohol use is common with those who are depressed, and we don't want to start bad behaviors just because of our need for social acceptance. We'd talk with our parents about it, but we have no idea how to tell them as they may think less of us. Whether you want to believe it or not, teenagers want the acceptance of their parents. We are still your sons and daughters, mom and dad. Help us, or find someone who can help us. Don't be ashamed of us. Let us be honest with you.
The paragraph up above was meant to help you track if your child is depressed. Remember, it targets the teenage age group. Have your teen in question read the paragraph above. Do they relate to this? Ask them if they do, and don't judge. They’re still your sons and daughters, as mentioned. Don't let them feel helpless. Right now they need you. You're reading this blog post for a reason. It's because you love your child and want to help them.
Contact me:
Email:
brylock62@gmail.com
Twitter:
@BPLovecraft
Twitter for readers and writers:
@SirVarnerAuthor
Tumblr user name:
forgottensoul13
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bryan.varner.509
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