Disarranged Obstacle course

By: Julianne Nicole Sabangan

Through the years people find it difficult to read teenagers, mostly they are young, wild, and
carefree, who would think that they are secretly burying themselves into the darkness? No one.

Their joyful façade candeceived us and not realize that deep inside they are walking on a room
full of sharp edges of blades. Andit’s alarming that the rate of young people committing suicide
increased each year and yet we don’t notice the signs.

As campus journalists, It’s about time that we a take stand and inform people that teen
depression is a serious mattermany isn’t aware of. We have direct contacts to the youth, they read our
articles, above all people we are the ones that can relate to them, soit should start with us.

Teens might not be little kids anymore that you need watch twenty-four seven but they still
need guidance to survive this cruel world. Teens often experience different pressures; they struggle with
self-esteem issues, self-doubt, and feelings of alienation, which is stressful and those things can lead to
depression which is major factor of teen suicide.

A change in behavior, loneliness, short tempered, restlessness, seeking attention, romanticizing

deathand lack of concentration, can be a signs of depression.Best way to help them was to offer support
and comfort, but never push them to talk just stay by their side is enough, cause person with depression
has lack of trust even on a family member or friends. Once you gained their trust, they would eventually
share their problems and when that time comes just listen and don’t criticize or lecture them, cause
they would doubt to trust you again .Never tell them “Stop being depress” or “Don’t be sensitive.” those
lines can easily triggered their mind and push them further to continue. Lastly help them redeemed their
faith to Lord and let God do the rest.

Never end your life.

Remember, depression is just a disarrange obstacle course cause by a huge storm. All you to do
is have strength and determination to fix it, then continue running to the end of line.