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I Don’t Feel Real: Exploring depersonalization and derealization in teenagers
By: Vrishika Mehta Imagine your everyday life, waking up, going to school, studying for a test, joking around with your friends, and so much more. Now imagine it again, but with yourself trapped in a glass box, watching everyone and everything go on around you. But the catch? You’re watching yourself, too, but on autopilot.
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The Pressure to Be Perfect: Understanding and Overcoming Teen Perfectionism
By: Payton Lee Introduction: The Hidden Struggle Among Teens In a world of social media highlight reels, academic pressure, and rising expectations from parents, teachers, and peers, many teenagers today silently battle a powerful internal force: perfectionism. While striving to do well can be healthy, perfectionism often crosses the line into harmful mental territory, causing
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From Nerves to Game-Time Confidence: Tackling Performance Anxiety as a Teen Athlete
By: Keshav Subramanian You’ve put in the work: late nights practicing, early mornings lifting, sore muscles, and countless repetitions. You’ve visualized this moment again and again, hoping it all pays off. But when the time finally comes, your breath shortens, your heart races, and a wave of doubt creeps in. Suddenly, you’re questioning everything: Am
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Looking Back To Look Within: How Existential Philosophies Contribute To Combatting Depression
By: Evan Ommen Introduction: “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards” – Søren Kierkegaard This quote by philosopher Søren Kierkegaard is a part of the foundational beliefs of Existentialist philosophy. Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on the importance of individuality and gives the task to each human to shape
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Stop the Fraud!
By: Duy Le “Did I really deserve it?” “Yes?” “Maybe?” “I’m not sure…” Especially prominent in teens and young adults, finding solace and contentment with your achievements can be difficult. There is always that lingering feeling of guilt that any accomplishment was not worthy of recognition. Coming from an undergraduate student from the University of
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Social Struggles Caused by OCD in Teens and the Path to Recovery Using CBT
Helping Teens Conquer Obsessive Compulsions Using CBT, One Anxiety at a Time By: Anish Paramkusam Have you ever found yourself double-checking whether you’ve locked the door before bed over and over or stuck in thoughts and routines that you simply can’t shake off? Is it forgetfulness or something that torments you, every single time you
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Toxic Productivity: When Achievement Becomes a Burden
By: Aarya Godse “If you’re not working, you’re wasting time.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard in different forms, at school, online, and even in my own head. Hustle culture has taught many of us that constant productivity equals success, and that rest equals failure. In a world that glorifies this thought process, we praise for
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The Secret Signs No One Talks About: How to Notice Silent Struggles and Take Action
By: Kushagra Verma Intro It’s not obvious when a friend is suffering. In today’s world, suicide is a leading cause of death among teenagers, and rates are rising faster than ever. Many teens feel hopeless and hide their pain. Experts warn that serious emotional distress often has subtle clues. Even if your friend never says
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A Day to Be Remembered: 9/11 With Mind4Youth
By: Michael Cheng, Director of Public Relations Here at Mind4Youth, raising awareness on mental health has always been an avid goal of our community. This, of course, doesn’t just pertain to just one aspect of youth mental health, but to it on all fronts. We understand that 9/11 can be an emotionally challenging time for
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