When Cyber School Got Depressing, I Turned To The Library
My safe space? The public library.
depression
California Youth Weigh In: Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We asked young people across California to share their own experiences with mental health issues.
DISCUSSION: Why Do Teens Hide Their Feelings?
Sometimes teens’ emotions are like icebergs: what you see on the surface doesn’t really hint at what’s going on underneath.
Heaven’s Hell
Youth Radio is piloting a first-person podcast series. Driven by diaries, music, and immersive audio, listeners get to ride shotgun with teens…
Losing My Close Friend To Suicide, And No One’s Talking About It
My first encounter with youth depression came during my sophomore year in high school. I was only a witness and yet its impact was powerful enough to rip my life apart.
LA to Oakland
My experience of moving has taught me that letting go of your past and changing your environment can sometimes be an extremely renewing experience.
Only Smiling On The Outside: Teens Hide Depression
At home, I isolate myself. When I have my anxiety attacks, usually I lay on my back or my side and I start to hyperventilate. Inside [there are] a lot of things just going through my mind, just a lot of bad things. That’s all I think about. And the more I think about it, the worse it gets. So then I usually just cry it out.
Overmedication
I thought it would be a shortcut to happiness — until I experienced the side effects.
Bullies vs. Free Expression
Growing up with fairy wings strapped to your back creates a wonderful sustained illusion. I was living in a fantasy world. I thought nothing of my eccentricities and would even boast them. Everyone around me lived as free as wild animals, and encouraged me to do the same.