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✨POV✨: Puberty has just hit, and you're stumped. Everything is changing - your body, people's expectations of you, and academic pressure. There is too much to make sense of, and you don't even know where you begin.
Don't worry, we got you. Puberty is that gateway from childhood to adolescence, a tricky one, like the floor-on-the-lava kind. It's that transition period when change is literally one of the only constants.
So, what changes are we talking about? 💱
- Body changes ✔️
- Identity becomes complex ✔️
- Feeling conscious ✔️
- Thoughts of sexuality increase ✔️
- Academic workload and pressure ✔️
- Mood swings due to hormones ✔️
- Being treated like a child, while expected to act like an adult ✔️
So in case you missed it, it's a lot to take for our mental health. And for many people, puberty can be a very confusing phase that involves feeling intense emotions and becoming more conscious of ourselves. We also begin paying attention to how the world is a flawed place. Puberty, das why, can feel like emotion and information overload.
This overwhelming mental and external environment can lead to feelings of depression. Depression affects all parts of our lives as we are more vulnerable during this phase - a completely new territory - becoming sensitive to any-and-all people and experiences.
Signs of Depression During Puberty 🚧
- Excessive Moodiness
- A decline in academic performance
- Frequent absenteeism from school or other activities
- Risk-taking behaviors
- Unexplained crying spells
- Acting out due to feeling misunderstood
- Loss of interest in socializing or other activities
- Physical effects like weight changes or sleep pattern changes
What causes depression during this common phase? 🔌
The most common causes of depression during puberty are:
💱 The flurry of changes
These unanticipated changes can have many effects on the adolescent - from feeling lost to having an identity crisis to being bullied by peers. Since puberty is that stage of life when a more stable identity is in the making, the inherent vulnerability of the transition means that every experience can impression the adult identity of the adolescent.
⏰ Being an early or late bloomer
This can have a significant impact on the adolescent as it also adds the feeling of being left out of the everyday experience of the peer group. It can bring up questions of 'why am I not normal?' or 'it is somehow my fault?', which can have a profound impact on the self-esteem of the child.
🧠 Hormonal changes
Apart from the physical changes, these internal fluctuations can feel very disorienting. These hormonal changes lead to moodiness, which can affect the child’s decision-making abilities. But because moods are temporary and wavering, it can feel challenging to feel stable and have a consistent worldview and sense of self.
What You Can Do About It 💪🏽
It sounds scary, but puberty is also very manageable with the proper awareness, guidance, and support. These are some of the ways to help navigate this phase for the most constructive and enriching experience:
🤳🏾 Mini Therapy
This is a great tool to help you to manage your emotions at the moment before they take on a more complex form. If you’re thinking, ‘I see my anxiety taking hold of me’ or ‘I feel insecure around my classmates because of my weight’ or any other discomfort, take out 10 minutes to go through a guided mini therapy to feel better.
🧑🏼 Speak to an understanding adult
Having the support of at least one adult can help navigate this confusing time a little better. The adult can be a parent, teacher, family member, or a school counselor; anyone you can trust will be understanding and keen to listen to you.
📘 Educate yourself
It can also help to build our awareness and broaden our worldview. You can read about what is happening in the body during puberty, how hormones impact mood and behavior, and how identity can be explored safely. There's an abundance of TED talks, blogs, and articles on this subject. To know more about teenage depression, click here.
🖌️ Explore your creative side
An unconventional way of coping with the changes is to channel the whirlwind of emotions and thoughts into creative energy. This could be in writing, art, dance, music, cooking, or any form of handicraft.
Puberty is the rite of passage into adulthood, when we can become more solid versions of ourselves. So even though it's challenging and confusing, we can also transform this experience into a steep learning curve, when we make mistakes as much as we learn to rectify them.
Please Note 🚩
Severe Depression (aka clinical depression) is a mental illness that can be of two different types - mild depression and major depression (aka major depressive disorder). Common depression symptoms include prolonged depressed mood, low self-esteem, mood swings, loss of interest, and having trouble focusing. Other physical symptoms include sleep problems, weight gain, excessive sleeping, or difficulty concentrating.
Depression is also often accompanied by a mood disorder or other mental disorders such as seasonal affective disorder, bipolar disorder, or premenstrual dysphoric disorder. In case you are having such symptoms of depression or thoughts of self-harm, please use the national suicide prevention lifeline or contact a mental health professional to seek treatment options.
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