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Depression is an ocean of all-consuming emotions, submerging its drowning victim with feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and anger as if the sufferer is trying to swim away while being weighed down by an anchor. The sufferer can only see the ominous murky presence around them, but if they reach out they will find that hundreds of thousands of people young and old are also drowning in depression. Recognizing the symptoms of depression and learning how to help someone cope with it can not only relieve the sufferer's pain but can also save lives.
Casey* first felt her depression in middle school. After moving to a new town and school she found it hard to fit in while trying to cope with leaving her old friends behind. She joined many social clubs but her peers were not welcoming and accepting of her. She found this hard to deal with.
Casey's problems worsened as she first entered (school). Her grades went from A's and B's to D's and F's. She always came home crying and would blame her friends and family for not understanding her. Casey would argue with them, many times over small or silly reasons. She felt like a loser, so she turned to alcohol and physical harm to make her feel "normal" and to get rid of the pain and anger.
Casey felt scared and alone, but luckily she wasn't the only one who noticed something was wrong. James* and Jessica* are two friends of hers who listened when she needed them to. They convinced her to open up to her parents about how she was feeling and what she was doing to herself. Her parents were shocked and upset, but they agreed to help her and decided that counseling would help her the most.
At first Casey was embarrassed about going to counseling. She was doubtful that it would help her, but her counselor taught her to deal with emotions and problems that she didn't know how to deal with before. Over time her grades raised back up to A's and B's, and her relationships with her friends and family became stronger and happier. She learned new ways to deal with depression and how not to let depression control her.
We have all felt depressed at one time or another. High school is hard with peer pressure, homework, sports, clubs, and everything else in between. But like Casey, if feelings of sadness, frustration, and emptiness seem to linger and hurts your personal, social, or school life, you may have depression.
It's hard to talk about depression, especially if you or someone you know is depressed, but it's important not to let feelings bottle up inside. Like shaking an unopened can of soda, if you try to open up after you've let your feelings bubble up, it's going to explode and you're going to have a breakdown. Peer Counseling is a great way to talk about your feelings. It's a free, one-on-one meeting with a student counselor at (school) where you can talk about what's on your mind.
Even if you're not ready to talk, there are many ways to deal with depression:
Believe it or not a healthy diet, which includes plenty of water, fruits, and vegetables, is one of the most important factors in fighting depression. Good nutrition stabilizes hormones in your body and keeps your emotions in check, plus countless other health benefits.
Drugs and alcohol trigger depression and can also cause many other health problems and disorders. (school) has an Alateen program on Tuesdays during 5th period in the basement where teens can talk about and deal with alcoholism in their family, friends, or themselves.
Excerise does more than help keep keep you in shape, it releases stress and other negative feelings. Walking your dog, dancing to your iPod, cleaning, swimming, and playing sports on a team or with your friends are great ways to clear your mind and stay fit.
If you notice that a friend is feeling sad or depressed, the best thing you can do is to listen--without giving advice, without criticizing or blaming, and without taking sides--and to be there for them if they need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. If you or a friend is feeling suicidal, are using drugs, alcohol or resorting to physical harm, then you or a friend will need more than a friend's support to deal with those issues. You can call a hotline or talk to a parent, teacher, counselor, or other trusted adult for help. Call 911 if a friend is seriously considering or attempting suicide or have had an overdose on any drugs or alcohol.
Depression has affected hundreds of thousands of people across the US and many students at (school). One out of eight teens are suffering from depression, so imagine if 250 out of 2000 (school) students were suffering from depression. What would you do? If you can help fight depression, you can save a life.
Depression is an ocean of all-consuming emotions, submerging its drowning victim with feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and anger as if the sufferer is trying to swim away while being weighed down by an anchor. The sufferer can only see the ominous murky presence around them, but if they reach out they will find that hundreds of thousands of people young and old are also drowning in depression. Recognizing the symptoms of depression and learning how to help someone cope with it can not only relieve the sufferer's pain but can also save lives.
Casey* first felt her depression in middle school. After moving to a new town and school she found it hard to fit in while trying to cope with leaving her old friends behind. She joined many social clubs but her peers were not welcoming and accepting of her. She found this hard to deal with.
Casey's problems worsened as she first entered (school). Her grades went from A's and B's to D's and F's. She always came home crying and would blame her friends and family for not understanding her. Casey would argue with them, many times over small or silly reasons. She felt like a loser, so she turned to alcohol and physical harm to make her feel "normal" and to get rid of the pain and anger.
Casey felt scared and alone, but luckily she wasn't the only one who noticed something was wrong. James* and Jessica* are two friends of hers who listened when she needed them to. They convinced her to open up to her parents about how she was feeling and what she was doing to herself. Her parents were shocked and upset, but they agreed to help her and decided that counseling would help her the most.
At first Casey was embarrassed about going to counseling. She was doubtful that it would help her, but her counselor taught her to deal with emotions and problems that she didn't know how to deal with before. Over time her grades raised back up to A's and B's, and her relationships with her friends and family became stronger and happier. She learned new ways to deal with depression and how not to let depression control her.
We have all felt depressed at one time or another. High school is hard with peer pressure, homework, sports, clubs, and everything else in between. But like Casey, if feelings of sadness, frustration, and emptiness seem to linger and hurts your personal, social, or school life, you may have depression.
It's hard to talk about depression, especially if you or someone you know is depressed, but it's important not to let feelings bottle up inside. Like shaking an unopened can of soda, if you try to open up after you've let your feelings bubble up, it's going to explode and you're going to have a breakdown. Peer Counseling is a great way to talk about your feelings. It's a free, one-on-one meeting with a student counselor at (school) where you can talk about what's on your mind.
Even if you're not ready to talk, there are many ways to deal with depression:
Believe it or not a healthy diet, which includes plenty of water, fruits, and vegetables, is one of the most important factors in fighting depression. Good nutrition stabilizes hormones in your body and keeps your emotions in check, plus countless other health benefits.
Drugs and alcohol trigger depression and can also cause many other health problems and disorders. (school) has an Alateen program on Tuesdays during 5th period in the basement where teens can talk about and deal with alcoholism in their family, friends, or themselves.
Excerise does more than help keep keep you in shape, it releases stress and other negative feelings. Walking your dog, dancing to your iPod, cleaning, swimming, and playing sports on a team or with your friends are great ways to clear your mind and stay fit.
If you notice that a friend is feeling sad or depressed, the best thing you can do is to listen--without giving advice, without criticizing or blaming, and without taking sides--and to be there for them if they need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. If you or a friend is feeling suicidal, are using drugs, alcohol or resorting to physical harm, then you or a friend will need more than a friend's support to deal with those issues. You can call a hotline or talk to a parent, teacher, counselor, or other trusted adult for help. Call 911 if a friend is seriously considering or attempting suicide or have had an overdose on any drugs or alcohol.
Depression has affected hundreds of thousands of people across the US and many students at (school). One out of eight teens are suffering from depression, so imagine if 250 out of 2000 (school) students were suffering from depression. What would you do? If you can help fight depression, you can save a life.
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I think you wrote an excellent and important article - good for you Dr.Skipper. Education is key to understanding depression and many young people don't know who or where to turn too when depression strikes - some don't even recognize the signs because it's hard to see it when you're in the middle of the storm.
I write posts in the forum section as well and I recently wrote a post about a man who takes advantage of depressed people and encourages them to take their own lives. If you want to look at the forum section in the General Health forum(titled 'Man Who Helps People Commit Suicide') you can learn about him or just Google his name - his name is William Melchert Dinkel. It's sad there are unsafe sites(not PC) where people like Dinkel can befriend vulnerable people and convince then to harm themselves.
It wouldn't be good to talk about this is your article in case someone who's depressed tries to find websites that aren't supportive. You seem like you're a person who believes in helping people so that's why I'm telling you about this guy - he's very evil.
Good job Dr. Skipper! :) Bella
Very good! I like it.
I think it is fine, just as it is.
Best,
Clyde