There are many teenagers in today’s world who are walking around depressed. Often the depression is not recognized, but the “acting out” behavior is. Your teenager may be getting into fights at school, arguing with teachers or parents, ditching class, or simply refusing to go to school. The aggressive and rebellious teen is not often thought of as being depressed, but it is a distinct probabiity. So what causes our teenagers to be depressed?
There are four basic underlying feelings that can lead to depression in teens. I call them the Fearsome Foursome. These are Anger, Fear, Guilt and Loss. Any one of these or any combination can change your loving and cooperative child into a bundle of acting out and rebellious behavior.
Tags: Anxiety, Depression, drugs, school, Stress