Anxiety is one of the biggest obstacles a teenager can face when going through high school. It comes in so many different forms with so many awful side effects people tend to overlook it. The time and opportunities anxiety disorders take from teens is damaging. Understanding anxiety and what it does can help stop it. Anxiety is a growing problem for teens in school, and we need to choose to stop ignoring it.
Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in America. 25% of teens suffer from it, and the numbers are slowly growing (Teens Are Feeling More Anxious Than Ever 1). Pressure of being function young adults, delaying it by staying in high school longer, sometimes until their 20s. Being out in the world without school or the help it …show more content…
The pressure there is so much that anxiety is bound to happen to everyone at least a little but nearly no one is that lucky enough to experience it very little. 6 million Americans can claim to Panic Disorder, and only one third of people actually get treated for these issues (Teens Anxiety 1). It doesn’t matter if it’s genetic or brought on by environmental factors, people see it as being weak to admit to anxiety. 60 out of 100 teens say that they have had anxiety attacks or symptoms from it in the last school year, only admitting it a few months after unless it got worse (Untreated Anxiety in Teens 3). Most times anxiety isn’t working …show more content…
Depression and anxiety are one of the biggest for all age groups, but more prompt in 15-25 age group. This causes strains on relationships in various ways that can even lead to suicidal actions/thoughts. Eating disorders can co-occur with anxiety in teens (Mental Health in Teens 1). Anxiety can cause the thinking every thing someone does is a reflection of what they’re doing wrong or look like in some cases. Any look from just across the room can make it impossible for them to sit comfortably. All of these are very dangerous recipes in the not fully developed, leaving damaging
Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in America. 25% of teens suffer from it, and the numbers are slowly growing (Teens Are Feeling More Anxious Than Ever 1). Pressure of being function young adults, delaying it by staying in high school longer, sometimes until their 20s. Being out in the world without school or the help it …show more content…
The pressure there is so much that anxiety is bound to happen to everyone at least a little but nearly no one is that lucky enough to experience it very little. 6 million Americans can claim to Panic Disorder, and only one third of people actually get treated for these issues (Teens Anxiety 1). It doesn’t matter if it’s genetic or brought on by environmental factors, people see it as being weak to admit to anxiety. 60 out of 100 teens say that they have had anxiety attacks or symptoms from it in the last school year, only admitting it a few months after unless it got worse (Untreated Anxiety in Teens 3). Most times anxiety isn’t working …show more content…
Depression and anxiety are one of the biggest for all age groups, but more prompt in 15-25 age group. This causes strains on relationships in various ways that can even lead to suicidal actions/thoughts. Eating disorders can co-occur with anxiety in teens (Mental Health in Teens 1). Anxiety can cause the thinking every thing someone does is a reflection of what they’re doing wrong or look like in some cases. Any look from just across the room can make it impossible for them to sit comfortably. All of these are very dangerous recipes in the not fully developed, leaving damaging