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Some emotional/behavioral changes are normal as teenagers start to experience interpersonal, physiological, physical, and mental development. With middle/high school comes a lot of changes: going from 4 classes to 7, friends/boyfriend changes, teacher changes. What happens when we throw in home changes as well? According to https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/images/databriefs/501-550/db527-fig3.png, "The prevalence of depression in adolescents and adults age 12 and older increased from 8.2% to 13.1% from 2013–2014 to August 2021–August 2023." Depressive thoughts/behaviors can become a serious issue.
Emotional Changes
Totally normal!
Some negative thoughts
Secretive communication
Hopelessness/helplessness
Thoughts of, or actively engaging in self-harm
Feelings of anger
Feelings of sadness/ random crying spells
Irritability/feelings of annoyance
Inability to concentrate and/or remember things
Trouble making decisions
Thinking on issues
Signs there may be a deeper problem
Constant negative thoughts
Constant secretive communication
Consistent hopelessness/helplessness
Consistent thoughts of, or actively engaging in self-harm
Thoughts of hurting yourself or others
Constant feelings of sadness/random crying spells
Increased irritability/feelings of annoyance
Constant feelings of low sense of self
Constant inability to concentrate and/or remember things
Consistent issues with making decisions
Rumination/fixation on issues
Behavior Changes
Totally normal!
Social isolation and/or spending more time in your bed ("bedrotting")
Changes in grades
Missing some days of school (1-4/ semester) and/or changes in school performance
Emotional outbursts
Some changes in appetite
Signs there may be a deeper problem
Constant social isolation and/or spending more time in your bed ("bedrotting")
Negative changes in grades that continue over a period of time.
Frequent absences and/or negative changes in school performance that continue over a period of time.
Constant emotional outbursts
Extreme changes in appetite
Use of substances (including alcohol and THC)
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms and think we can help, please book a session!
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