By April Mendez
Every 100 minutes, a teen takes their own life, and it is an issue that affects many young people. According to WebMD, teen suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people of ages 10-24 in the United States. This is something that can be caused by depression, which is a widespread illness that is extremely common in young adults.
Depression is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Common causes of depression include anxiety, insomnia, change in eating habits, change in sleeping habits, and most of all, thoughts of suicide. Although, antidepressants do exist and can make these symptoms less prominent.
Many people think that suicide is the best way to hide from the pain, but in reality, it just passes the pain on.
Destiny, high school graduate, was dealing with depression as a young child but found herself overcoming it by motivating herself. She first experienced signs of depression at the age of 9, but found herself growing into a stronger person because of it.
“Now I’m 18 and living for every little thing makes me happy, no matter how small or big, or how long it takes to come.”
She also stated, “Don’t ever feel like you’re not in control or powerless over this. Depression doesn’t need a reason to appear.”
Destiny encouraged herself to not let depression take over her life, but there are other ways to cope with it.
PubMed Health stated, “About 1 half of teens who take antidepressants improve. It usually takes up to 6 weeks of taking medications for it to improve your mental health.”
Depression can form by the death of a loved one, physical abuse, mental abuse, anxiety, diseases, suicide attempts, trauma, and many other different situations.
In order to really find out if you really have depression, you must go to a health care professional and they may have to run a routine lab test, conduct a medical interview, physical examination, and ask standard mental health questions. If you do have a depression diagnosis, you will be given antidepressants, if not that, then therapy.
Depression doesn’t have to get in the way of how you live. You decide how you want to live your life. It may drag you down half of the time, but you have the power to get back up. You are stronger than you think.
You will most likely get options. If you feel any signs of depression, don’t be afraid to tell someone. There are websites and numbers you can contact in emergency situations.
Depression is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Common causes of depression include anxiety, insomnia, change in eating habits, change in sleeping habits, and most of all, thoughts of suicide. Although, antidepressants do exist and can make these symptoms less prominent.
Many people think that suicide is the best way to hide from the pain, but in reality, it just passes the pain on.
Destiny, high school graduate, was dealing with depression as a young child but found herself overcoming it by motivating herself. She first experienced signs of depression at the age of 9, but found herself growing into a stronger person because of it.
“Now I’m 18 and living for every little thing makes me happy, no matter how small or big, or how long it takes to come.”
She also stated, “Don’t ever feel like you’re not in control or powerless over this. Depression doesn’t need a reason to appear.”
Destiny encouraged herself to not let depression take over her life, but there are other ways to cope with it.
PubMed Health stated, “About 1 half of teens who take antidepressants improve. It usually takes up to 6 weeks of taking medications for it to improve your mental health.”
Depression can form by the death of a loved one, physical abuse, mental abuse, anxiety, diseases, suicide attempts, trauma, and many other different situations.
In order to really find out if you really have depression, you must go to a health care professional and they may have to run a routine lab test, conduct a medical interview, physical examination, and ask standard mental health questions. If you do have a depression diagnosis, you will be given antidepressants, if not that, then therapy.
Depression doesn’t have to get in the way of how you live. You decide how you want to live your life. It may drag you down half of the time, but you have the power to get back up. You are stronger than you think.
You will most likely get options. If you feel any signs of depression, don’t be afraid to tell someone. There are websites and numbers you can contact in emergency situations.