hi im doing an assignment on the stressors in an adolescents life and how this can lead to depression!! i was wondering what factors lead to people being depressed and what is done about this?? if anyone knows anything about depression or know stories about adolescents who suffer from it your help would be really be appreciated thanks jess
2007-01-31 18:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by jess 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I had a few friends who suffered from depression, and it seems like most of it was caused by things that happened in their childhood. Like when my one friend was little, her mom was pregnant and she was really looking forward to having a younger sibling. then her mom had a miscarriage and lost the baby, and that hurt my friend a lot. then her parents got divorced, and her grandparents died. all of this was very stressful for her as a child. so when she got to be a teenager, she got very depressed and looked to drugs, alcohol, and sex before she finally sought help for herself.
2007-01-31 18:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi jess, I might not be a teen anymore but I grew up with 2 alcoholic parents. My father died when I was sixteen and mom kicked me out of the house within 3 months of his passing. That was thirty years ago.Growing up on the streets of Toronto without guidance.....you can fill in the blanks. Today times have changed, most homes today have 2 working parents trying to pay the bills and and the mortgage as well keeping up with the Jones's. Johnny wants this and Susan needs that, you get the picture. When the the parents can't give because of financial reasons the kids suffer because they feel they don't fit in. Pier pressure Man. I believe that thats where a lot of it starts.
2007-01-31 18:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by Adam S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depression can be kicked off by anything. A lot of teens get stressed cause on school, exams, assignment, boyfrind/girlfriend problems. A lot of parents put a lot of stress on their teens without knowing it, by being too encouraging. It makes kids feel like they have a lot to live up to. A lot of kids also get depressed cause they feel like they are growing up too fast or not fast enough
2007-02-02 18:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by angellover6056 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an idea, why don't you keep posting the same questions over and over and annoy the crap out of everyone?
2007-01-31 18:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋