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Health (Emotional) (65 found)
The writer feels ignored and abandoned by her mother, which leads her to cut. The support of others helps her stop. (full text)
The author interviews a social worker about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of mental illness. (full text)
The writer starts keeping a journal in the 9th grade to deal with her father's absence from the family and her mother's financial problems. By writing and re-reading her diary, she gains a better understanding of herself and how to handle her emotional problems. (full text)
After her father abandons the family, the writer feels weighed down by family responsibilities. Physical symptoms of depression and thoughts of suicide eventually drive her to make some changes. (full text)
The writer lives in a violent home and has to physically break up fights between her parents. She compensates by becoming the perfect kid, but her empty feelings lead to hallucinations and she starts seeing a counselor. (full text)
Christina cuts to relieve her depression, but she feels guilty afterward and wants to stop. Eventually, she finds she can feel OK without hurting herself. (full text)
The writer cuts herself to soothe her anger. When her mom finds out and makes her go to a therapist, she hates it. Over the years, she finds a few therapists she likes, and she explains the difference. (full text)
A psychologist talks to YCteen about different types of anxiety and ways teens can cope. (full text)
The writer is terrified when she experiences her first panic attack. She initially tries to hide the symptoms, but eventually seeks help. (full text)
As a child, Edward was afraid of everything. It took one of his fears coming true before he was able to start working through his anxieties. (full text)
Barry is surprised when he sees how hard his father must work in the U.S. in order to support their extended family in Guinea, West Africa. He develops anxieties about living up to his family's—and his own—expectations. (full text)
Jennifer lacks control in many areas of her life, which hits home when she is drugged against her will in a hospital. She then takes more control—for better and worse. (full text)
As her boyfriend spirals into depression, Imani longs to be free. But will she have the strength to say goodbye? (full text)
Virgen has lived in many different settings, always longing for a loving family. Surprisingly, she's preferred group homes to the therapeutic foster parents she's had. (full text)
Youth Power! is a peer advocacy group for youth in the foster care, mental health, juvenile justice, and other systems that make people feel stigmatized. (full text)
Anthony was put in a psychiatric hospital for a dumb remark and given drugs he didn't want or think he needed. He preferred therapy and to live back in the community, where he's done well. (full text)
Dr. John DiLallo gives teens tips on how to talk to their doctors about medication they don't want to take. (full text)
An overview of overmedication of youth across the United States, including a recent push by the federal government to investigate states' monitoring of prescription policies. (full text)
Sally has a violent, chaotic upbringing and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Anger keeps her bouncing around placements, but caring staff and friends in a group home help her become calmer. (full text)
Kelly reviews the movie It's Kind of a Funny Story, a comedy about a suicidal teen who checks himself into a mental hospital. (full text)
Can money buy happiness? And how much control do we really have over our happiness, anyway? Jhanae explains psychologists' answers to these vexing questions. (full text)
Aquellah works hard in therapy to release her inner child—the feelings and longings she was never allowed to express.
Natasha interviews a therapist to explain how therapy works and why it’s important for kids who’ve suffered trauma.
Because of an abusive past, the writer dissociates from reality and cuts herself. Yet she has the tiniest bit of hope that all is not lost.
Hattie has learned the hard way that she’s not responsible for something she never could control—her mother’s mental illness and substance abuse.
Griffin struggles to control an explosive temper during conflicts with troublemakers at school.
Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Erica learns to manage her emotions through therapy and medication.
Megan has always been an obsessive thinker and worrier, but when her anxiety threatens her friendships, she decides to consult a psychologist for advice.
Warning signs that indicate the need for a mental health professional.
Popping pills helps Miguel forget his seemingly endless pain. He winds up homeless and unable to face his problems without drugs.
Erica grew up using food to calm herself, but feels stronger when she gets her eating habits under control.
Hattie suffers from “social phobia,” but her friend Amanda is able to break through the walls.
The author struggles with anger, depression, and mental illness, as a result of a rough childhood.
The author finds cutting helps her deal with a painful relationship with her father.
To deal with her abusive past, Christine mentally dissociates and begins to cut herself.
Miguel describes the programs that have tried to help him manage his emotions, and explains what works and what doesn’t.
A psychiatrist talks about the pros and cons of medication and therapy.
A therapist describes the pros and cons of anti-depressant medication.
Gloria enjoys therapy until she’s switched to a therapist she doesn’t like and is put on medication that makes her feel like a “lab animal.”
Loneliness, stress, and depression lead Melissa to cut. Therapy and support from her mother and boyfriend help her control the fixation.
Refusing to eat becomes a way for Autumn to escape the pain of being sexually abused.
Cutting helps the writer temporarily forget the pain of being physically and sexually abused, and she’s not ready to give it up.
The writer interviews two mental health experts on how to help a friend who is depressed.
Rubie describes how she felt many confusing emotions when her grandfather died. She interviews a grief counselor, who explains that anger and guilt are a normal part of grieving and need to be expressed.
When Samira is sent to a mental hospital she feels trapped, until a sympathetic social worker helps her open up.
With his fourth therapist, Norman finally finds someone he can open up to.
Gia’s been depressed all her life. In therapy, she learns to express her emotions and begins to emerge from her personal darkness.
A social worker talks about how cutting helps to relieve intense feelings of frustration and shame.
Lorraine is teased as a child and feels alienated from her biological family. She tries to commit suicide before going into foster care, but ends up bonding with the girls at her residential treatment facility, who become her new family.
Like many people, Troy feels a little depressed and disoriented during the winter months. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder, and he explains its symptoms and ways to deal with it. (full text)
Two mental health professionals give advice on what teens can do to help someone who is suicidal.
Bianca gives tips on identifying suspicious behavior and advice on what to do if a friend sends out warning signals.
Playing the piano is an escape from the pressure Linda puts on herself to be a perfect student. When her constant self-criticism starts affecting her music, she realizes she needs to ease up on herself. (full text)
Charlene becomes obsessed with her weight and wants to be as thin as a model. She eats little, throws up after meals, and loses 20 pounds. When she regains the weight, she becomes depressed and contemplates suicide. But through therapy, Charlene comes to accept herself as she is.
Maya has been in therapy for years, but has had a hard time finding a therapist she feels comfortable with.
La’Quesha learns about a kind of therapy, that helps people change their behavior by changing how they think about it.
Sexual abuse sparks an eating disorder, which plagues the author for years even after the abuse stops. Finally, the author enters a treatment center and begins the slow process of recovery.
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