Teenagers under stress…
•Teenagers are especially vulnerable to stress, because in addition to increasing pressure from school, work and peers, they also deal with hormonal changes that some times complicate even the most normal situations. Overload of teenage stress and depression result in the teenagers committing suicide.
• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), teenager group is the highest risk group for suicide in approximately 33% of countries around the world. The WHO estimates that one suicide attempt occurs approximately every three seconds, and one suicide every minute.
•It is estimated that 50% of teenagers suffering from depression will attempt suicide at least once, and of those teenagers, roughly 7% do succeed in the first attempt.
Looking next at the warning signs of teenage stress, here are 4 major clues to watch out for:
•Teenagers are especially vulnerable to stress, because in addition to increasing pressure from school, work and peers, they also deal with hormonal changes that some times complicate even the most normal situations. Overload of teenage stress and depression result in the teenagers committing suicide.
• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), teenager group is the highest risk group for suicide in approximately 33% of countries around the world. The WHO estimates that one suicide attempt occurs approximately every three seconds, and one suicide every minute.
•It is estimated that 50% of teenagers suffering from depression will attempt suicide at least once, and of those teenagers, roughly 7% do succeed in the first attempt.
Looking next at the warning signs of teenage stress, here are 4 major clues to watch out for:
- constant fatigue stress can wear you out and make you feel tired all the time
- persistent discomfort stress can actually hurt, since both mind and body register stress
- burnout stress can cause depression, and change what you care about
- breakdown stress can be debilitating, and leave you unmotivated
