Challenges Teens Face Today

Several of the major challenges teens deal with today are, but not limited to:

• Self-Esteem and Body Image- Not being confident, trying to be what society says
• Stress- Can be caused by school or anything they might be going through
• Bullying- Being badly tease by others
• Depression- When you don't expression your feelings
• Cyber Addiction- Being on your phone a lot, social media
• Drinking and Smoking- They think it’s the way to solve problems
• Eating Disorders- Not liking your image so you try to lose weight by not eating right
• Peer Pressure- Doing what your friends say
• Family Problems- Divorces, abuse, etc.

Two major challenges that I face today are being on my phone too much and I’m not that confident in myself. For example, I take more time in my phone than doing something that is better for me. I also spend less time outside because I’m on my phone. I have confidence, but not as much as i should. For example, even when I know the answer to something I’m afraid to raise my hand and say the answer. I’m not confident in my answers and that leads to doubting myself a lot. Most of the time I know what to do, but I doubt myself so much that I think I did everything wrong. I am trying to spend less time in my phone and only use it when I need it. I am also trying to be around confident people to see if I become confident myself. I also try to just go with my guts and believe in myself. Being a CTR person helps me face my challenges because if I pick the right then I wouldn’t be on my phone as much. I will also be confident in who I am, if I’m a CTR person. I can help other teens to overcome their challenges by telling them my story and telling them all the chances I have miss for not being confident. I can show them how the world is better if we are confident and if we just take a look from our phone and see the world. Show them all I have miss for being on my phone and not being confident in myself. The greatest needs that teens need is attention. I feel that if parents or just people they love showed them the attention they need they might not go through a lot of these problems. If the got attention their parents might know that they are going through depression, eating disorders, bullying, and etc. If the parents know this they will be able to help in time and the teen won’t get worse. This can only happen if they get the attention they need and deserve.