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Maybe your life up to this point has been a feeling of despair, a sense of hopelessness, believing that there is no way out, with no expectation that anything will ever change. One thing social media and 24-hour news have done is help us to appreciate that everyone is touched by a tragedy of one... Continue Reading →
Both physicians and mental health professionals will tell you a little stress is a good thing and can be healthy. However, excessive long-term stress can be physically and psychologically harmful, which can contribute to your spiraling into a bout of depression. Some stress-related factors that have contributed to teen depression are academic overload, overly high... Continue Reading →
It seems that you are often troubled on all sides, and yes it may be frustrating even painful, but you should never be in despair or feel crushed. Maybe your peers are bullying you, or your family is abusing you. However, you are never without friends. Yes, this life can badly hurt you at times;... Continue Reading →
The article discusses the controversial Netflix series "Thirteen Reasons Why," analyzing whether its portrayal of suicide is harmful or beneficial for teens, depending on experts' perspectives.
Self-talk is what we tell ourselves in our thoughts. In fact, it is the words we tell ourselves about people, self, experiences, life, in general, God, the future, the past, and the present. We say all these words to ourselves all the time.
Almost 60 percent of parents with children aged 14 to 18 reported them being bullied. Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. 17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester.
“Peer pressure is the influence that a peer group, observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform the group norms.”[1] In some ways, this could be for the better if the group had good attitudes, values, or behaviors that molded you into a better person. However, many... Continue Reading →
In the teen world today, being a virgin is a disgrace, humiliation, “What, you’re still a virgin?” As a Christian, you want to answer these critical ones with confidence. This chapter should help you to do so. A virgin is someone has never had sexual intercourse. For older ones, you likely have not heard the... Continue Reading →
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl that we will call Emily listed her reasons for wanting to die. ‘I feel as if I have no future, I feel really inferior to those bullying me in school, and I am extremely lonely.’ A 17-YEAR-OLD boy that we will call James listed his reason for wanting to die. ‘Alone, no... Continue Reading →
