What does a depressed teen look like?
Having the blues is usually very temporary and does not dramatically affect other areas of your life. But if you notice a teenager close to you suffering from failing grades, strained relationships with friends and family, drinking heavily, doing drugs or being really promiscuious – he or she may be suffering from depression. If you know a teen who seems a little sad and has a parent that suffers from clinical depression – then that teen may be very susceptible to a bout of depression. If you know a teen who has threatened to kill him or herself, has made suicide attempts in the past, is giving away possessions, seems uninterested in the future, has an unusual obsession with death, appears to be withdrawing from everyone, cries a lot — this is a teen probably suffering from depression and headed toward a suicide attempt. What should I do about it? It is important to: 1. Do something. This will not just go away or be handled by someone else. If you see the signs, then you must feel obl
