Teen Depression and Anxiety is the leading cause towards suicide to teens.  Anxiety and depression should not be silenced because little do we or they know that they have a serious problem.

The pressure to be online 24/7 on end on social media can cause poor sleeping habits and lead to a big risk of depression and anxiety. Anxiety could be caused by not responding immediately to a text or post and always needing to be on. Sometimes the causes are from early childhood experience. Puberty and hormonal changes in our body could also be causes due to the amount of change we or they are going through. Depression can come at any time in anyone’s life and make them have thoughts of suicide. Who usually gets depression? Depression usually happens to teens because of adolescences and bullying in schools or elsewhere. It is common for a teen to have anxiety or depression but how do we approach them? A way to approach them should be calm and understanding. What shouldn’t we do when we approach them? Never come across in an angry manner which causes them to believe it’s their fault or their doing. A way to probably stop the depression is through therapy.

Ways to stop depression are very hard on most parts mainly because it requires communicating with someone that has lost hope in life so that’s why therapy is a better choice for the person. Therapy doesn’t always help a teen but the first step to understanding their condition is been able to listen. Listen, Understand, and Communicate should be main goals for helping a child or adult with depression in any kind of way. Listen to their problems, understand their reason for having the condition and talking about helping them or getting help should be a way you could revise to the person. Never say it’s their fault because it makes the situation worst but instead just listen and understand the situation. You could also include your child in school programs that help with issues like these to make the person with the issue feel more situated than alone because it makes them see that they are not the only ones with the problem. It helps them understand the risk and how important it is for them to get help fast. Student Counsels or Counseling could help a child feel more adapt to the person or program.

Depression and anxiety is a mental health condition of sadness and despair that affects how a person thinks and functions. Can depression affect anyone? Depression can affect people of all ages, races, and can affect you at any coming time. The condition although is found in most women than in men. It is a very important issue which needs to be watched every careful especially in teens.