1-in-4 Teens
"1-in-4 teens deals with depression" read the signs all around the school. It 's an epidemic, looking around on a daily basis i would never have guessed the proportion to be so staggering. But that 's the thing about depression, it doesn 't manifest itself physically, it 's a cold chill that sweeps across the room. The subtle and strangely comforting hand of death hanging to your every action with crippling grip. "1-in-4 teens" is a powerful statistic; the implications of such a number break down social constructs of stereotypes and dares to speak out about a topic long considered taboo. Depression spans social groups and transcends our ideas of social boundaries so it 's possible that as we open this conversation we may see that …show more content…
In the article "Goths in Tomorrowland" Hine talks deeply about the hypocrisy from adults in our society. The adults who judge teens are the ones who raise them and they 're the people who will one day replace them as regular adults working regular jobs and cohering to societal norms. At the moment, it is necessary that we adjust society to be more open to topics that afflict such a large portion of us. Matson talked about how she was afraid to talk to the adults in her life because they would look at depression as being a "phase [or] something to be cured by medication." She felt that she was alone in her struggle and so do far too many other teens in our society. But we need to start this conversation, not only for these silent teens, but for the adults who look in on them. In "Goths in tomorrowland," Hine theorizes that adults are, in fact, made uncomfortable by the "goths." But adults aren 't just uncomfortable with confronting goths, they 're afraid of confronting teens and facing these issues that are all too familiar and overly confusing. It 's hard enough for an adult to discuss the problems that afflict a group of teens its entirety different to confront s group of teens who aren 't aware they are in a
"1-in-4 teens deals with depression" read the signs all around the school. It 's an epidemic, looking around on a daily basis i would never have guessed the proportion to be so staggering. But that 's the thing about depression, it doesn 't manifest itself physically, it 's a cold chill that sweeps across the room. The subtle and strangely comforting hand of death hanging to your every action with crippling grip. "1-in-4 teens" is a powerful statistic; the implications of such a number break down social constructs of stereotypes and dares to speak out about a topic long considered taboo. Depression spans social groups and transcends our ideas of social boundaries so it 's possible that as we open this conversation we may see that …show more content…
In the article "Goths in Tomorrowland" Hine talks deeply about the hypocrisy from adults in our society. The adults who judge teens are the ones who raise them and they 're the people who will one day replace them as regular adults working regular jobs and cohering to societal norms. At the moment, it is necessary that we adjust society to be more open to topics that afflict such a large portion of us. Matson talked about how she was afraid to talk to the adults in her life because they would look at depression as being a "phase [or] something to be cured by medication." She felt that she was alone in her struggle and so do far too many other teens in our society. But we need to start this conversation, not only for these silent teens, but for the adults who look in on them. In "Goths in tomorrowland," Hine theorizes that adults are, in fact, made uncomfortable by the "goths." But adults aren 't just uncomfortable with confronting goths, they 're afraid of confronting teens and facing these issues that are all too familiar and overly confusing. It 's hard enough for an adult to discuss the problems that afflict a group of teens its entirety different to confront s group of teens who aren 't aware they are in a