Dear Teentalker,
I hear you! Feels like a rollercoaster of emotions! Sadness, depression and anxiety are slightly different although many times they may overlap so let’s help you understand it. Generally anxiety and depression tend to co-exist which means you could have persistent sadness, constant worrying, frequent mood swings, anger outbursts, changes in sleep or appetite patterns. Here are a few steps you can take:
- Depression can be caused by vitamin and hormonal imbalances, so talk to your parents about getting a blood test
- Pay attention t.....
Dear Teentalker,
I hear you! Feels like a rollercoaster of emotions! Sadness, depression and anxiety are slightly different although many times they may overlap so let’s help you understand it. Generally anxiety and depression tend to co-exist which means you could have persistent sadness, constant worrying, frequent mood swings, anger outbursts, changes in sleep or appetite patterns. Here are a few steps you can take:
- Depression can be caused by vitamin and hormonal imbalances, so talk to your parents about getting a blood test
- Pay attention to your sleep and appetite, and if they are imbalanced, try to create a regular eating and sleeping routine
- What are your thoughts telling you? Are they negative? Could you replace them with more empowering thoughts?
Undergoing certain life transitions can also cause stress, biological changes such as an alteration in the brain chemicals, hormonal changes and sometimes we pick up negative patterns from our environment. None of these feelings are your fault but you know we can help you resolve this is by checking on your thoughts and self-talk. Most times we feed ourselves with negative thoughts, which in turn, makes our internal conversation critical. Something like an internal bully which is constantly discouraging us and creating all sorts of feelings like hurt, anger, anxiety and depression. Also do you think you could approach your parents to talk to your family physician to check on your Vit b12, Vit D3 and iron levels by running a basic blood test, it helps to rule out an internal deficiency which can cause us to have a variety of emotions during our teen years. So if we can just correct these basic deficiencies through multivitamins and supplements, maybe we could solve your concern sooner! Have you been sleeping well? Irregular sleep and appetite too can play havoc with our emotions. Try and set a routine and bring in structure to your day to day activities and break down the tasks which will help you tackle yourself more efficiently. You mentioned you flare up easily especially with your mother, do you feel you could explain your anger instead of expressing it in a hurtful manner. I know seems like a lot of work but these emotional ups and downs are part of being a teenager but we can surely lessen the intensity with which you feel them by understanding your thoughts.
If the feelings persist for more than 2 weeks, I’d recommend you meet your school counsellor or talk to a trusted adult. I think you might find it helpful to talk to one of our counsellors too.
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Regards,
Expert Teentalk India
