High School Students

Running down the hall, slamming lockers, skidding into class. Or maybe sitting home, stressing over homework. Many high school students deal with stress and anxiety every day, in many different ways. Often in the form of procrastination, homework, part time jobs, a death, or overwhelmed with family problems. But I feel that most of all many high school students have problems with expressing themselves. As I walk down the hall on a daily basis I hear and see my peers making crude comments to or about others about the way they dress or the way they look. Many times I have seen people plummet into depression because of this. Many teens feel insecure about themselves already   because of weight, hair, or just because it is a stage we all go through, but when these this are said to people that already have a low self-esteem, it can potentially have a fatal effect on them. I personally have dealt with depression when my parents devoiced, and then when I went to school I was widely ignored by my peers and felt as if no one cared if I was there. I often had thoughts of running away, and soon after lost interest in my hobbies and sports. I later seeked a counselor, that talked to me and helped me overcome these feeling. Now I have become active in Volleyball, Archery, and began painting again. Students need to feel like school is a safe place if anything, where they are free to express themselves in what they wear, and who they hang out with. Counselors can play a big part in helping students overcome depression and help them feel like they have the opportunity to talk to them freely without ridicule. Depression is a common outcome in high school students, and can soon result in a fatal outcome if we do not get a firm hold on it now. [continues]

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