Stress Management
Teen Depression As A Serious Concern
Teenage depression comes in the most unexpected time and most particularly without the knowledge of the parents. Even a teenager who comes from a happy family cannot escape teenage depression. For those afflicted with teenage depression, researches show that there are 60% of them who entertain the thought of committing suicide and that 9% of them have attempted doing it once. In the whole three decades that have passed, the teen suicide rate has escalated to up to 300%. And such fact is relatively shocking.
What is teenage depression all about and what must the parents do?
People normally experience blues in their lives. But when some serious factors interact with these blues, the condition is turned to a disaster. Teenage depression is an illness that is characterized by the feelings of hopelessness, despair and dejection that interfere with all of the person’s ability to function normally. The feelings of withdrawal, helplessness, isolation and being greatly affected by the existing circumstances often are entailed by the teenage depression.
A) Consistently pray to the Creator. God cares and listens. Sometimes, science alone can not offer remedies for the illnesses but faith can always move mountains. Encourage the teenage child to spill it up. Show support. It must be someone who is willing to listen and give support.
B) An idle mind is said to be the devil’s workshop. If the mind is not busy, certain depressing thoughts will come in. And that will not prove to be healthy.
C) Learn to combat the workings of your mind. Get over whatever guilt-feelings there are in the mind. It will always lead to peacefulness.
D) Get enough sleep, eat sensibly, exercise and laugh. These courses will surely uplift the depressed person’s mood.
Avoid using alcohol, sedatives, marijuana and quit smoking.
The use of them will only worsen the condition of the child. So let them quit these vices if they are engaged into it.