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Teen Depression: Talk About It

                      Emotional Changes

 

  • Feeling sad which can lead to crying spells for no apparent reason

  • Feeling of anger and feeling of hopelessness

  • Loss of interest in normal activities or with family and friends

  • Rebellious behavior

  • Having trouble concentrating or making decisions

  • Feeling like life will be better off without you

  • Frequent thoughts of death or suicide

                     Behavioral Changes

  • Tiredness and loss of energy

  • Staying awake at night and sleeping during the day

  • Changes in appetite, either eating too much or hardly eating

  • Sudden drop in grades

  • Neglected appearance

  • Withdrawal from friends

  • Use of alcohol or drugs and promiscuous sexual activity

  • Self-harm such as cutting or burning self

 

If you or your friends are having suicidal thoughts, get help right away! Talk to someone like family members, friends, or even your pastor at church. If you don’t feel comfortable talking to family or friends, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-279-TALK (1-800-279-8255) to speak with a trained counselor or encourage another teen to do so. GET HELP NOW!

by Tiffany Terrell

Do you ever feel sad, frustrated, or just feel the need to cry for no apparent reason? If so, you might be going through teenage depression. Teenage depression is a serious mental illness that affects millions of teenagers in the US each year. Dealing with emotional changes and challenges as a teen can be rather scary and difficult. Often times it may require professional help and possible antidepressant medications. Teenage depression can be dangerous if left untreated.

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Depression can affect you for many reasons. It could be due to physical or sexual abuse, bullying at school, peer pressure, poor self-esteem, having few friends or other personal problems, being gay, lesbian, bisexual or having to deal with a chronic medical illness. It can also be due to having family history of mental illness. There are many reasons why teenagers develop teen depression.

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