People make their teenage years seem like a fairy tale, but little do they mention all the hardships that a teen faces, be it at home, at school or college, at a party, or wherever be it. Life is never straightforward. So let us now take a look at 11 Big Brutal Teenage Worries.
If you are a teenager, you will know that life isn’t easy. While every day is eventful, it’s pretty challenging as well. It would help if you found someone who understands your problems – be it a friend or your parent.
According to most teens, school is the numero uno reason for their stress. Teens have to deal with the disappointment of bad grades, setting high expectations for themselves but failing to reach them, multiple projects and assignments, and burning the midnight oil to ace an exam.
Teens must balance going to school and doing all the other things that they love doing. Going to school cannot be avoided. However, if it is considered a fun learning process, it will be enjoyable rather than stressful.
Teenagers often look up to other people – who they believe lead a better life than theirs. This leads to them developing inferiority complexes, in turn, which in turn degrades their self-confidence.
As teens, we always get saddened about how there is always a set of people who are way better than us at doing things. We must understand how they might not be good at something that we’re good at.
Self-acceptance should be the motto of every teen. This will allow them to accept themselves for who they are as a person- socially, superficially, mentally, or emotionally. In addition, it will also help them embrace their uniqueness and individuality.
Teenagers suffer from a lack of inspiration to achieve a predetermined goal or dream. They sometimes become unable to derive inspiration from the people around them. It is quite unfortunate because, to achieve something, you should be inspired and determined enough to do it.
Teenagers must walk up to their parents, grandparents, neighbors, or anyone they can look up to for their inspiration. If you fail to find that one person around you, then the Internet is always an option for reading up on life stories of great, hard-working people and how they coped up with life and its challenges.
We become extremely curious about how the universe and the various things (primarily peculiar) work in the teenage years.
We’re almost always curious about what alcohol tastes like, what smoking a cigarette feels like, what watching pornography is all about, what drugs feel like, etc.
While curiosity is healthy otherwise, being curious about the things mentioned above is unhealthy for the body and the mind alike. Trying these things out might later turn into addictions that slowly but steadily degrade your mental, physical and emotional life. It’s wise to stay away from these unnecessary substances.
Getting acquainted with many people and having innumerable friends is always good. Still, if they force you into doing something that you do not like, it’s time to stay away from them or make them understand that you do not appreciate such behavioral patterns.
Most teenagers face the problem of their friends forcing them to try smoking, drinking, or going to a party.
Teens need to voice their thoughts to their friends and clarify that they do not want to indulge in that particular act. If they fail to understand and value your opinions in life, then it’s time to let them go. Friendships should positively impact you and not the other way around.
Some teens have the unfortunate experience of getting bullied. Bullying has a substantial impact on mental development and can leave them scarred for their lives. There should be strict action and precautions against bullies.
Teenagers who get bullied should try and let it not affect them and try to fight back and voice their thoughts out loud, without physically retaliating.
They can also turn to the people with authority to take action against these bullies. They should try and get past their scarring experience and move on because that is the only way to help them grow in life.
Some teenagers get abused domestically, physically, verbally, sexually, or emotionally. They should fight back if they can or get the help of a close friend or family member.
We all want/want to be known by everyone in college. We look at the popular kids in school, envy them, and wish to be just as popular. Sometimes, people even try desperate means to try and become famous. Thus, teens, these days end up becoming sad when this fantasy in their heads does not become a reality.
Teenagers must learn how it’s essential not to waste time, effort, and money trying to be popular and how popularity doesn’t fetch you any happiness deep inside, and it isn’t here to stay. Vogue will always fade away. You will always find someone more excellent or better.
To help teens in their future, similar efforts need to be applied. Make and maintain a small circle of quality friends that you can rely on, no matter what, and they are all you need.
Teenagers go through heartbreaks, emotional phases, and unnecessary drama when they get into relationships. Teenagers must use plenty of time to think about whether or not they want to be in a relationship.
They should make sure it won’t take away too much of their time because it’s also essential for them to do the other essential things and maintain personal relationships with their friends and family. You can’t let heartbreaks get in the way of anything in the future.
Some teenagers have been unfortunate enough to witness the death of a close family member, friend, or acquaintance or witness or be a part of an accident or a disastrous scene.
Incidents like these scar the teenagers and end up leaving them wounded. Death affects them the most. They should understand how death is inevitable, and separation is also a part of life.
11. Transitions- Physical or Mental
As teenagers and as human beings, each of us has to undergo various physical changes like the growing of facial hair for guys, the ever-increasing of bodily hair, and all the other changes that follow. The teens sometimes find it challenging to adapt to physical changes.
Then there come the mental changes. As a teenager, you will experience sudden mood swings due to the changes in the proportions in hormones but also because of all the stress that you face every day.
It is essential to learn to embrace the physical changes because everybody is beautiful in their way and also welcome the changes that come to us mentally. These changes will only mold us to become better versions of ourselves.
All in all, the teenage years are no cake-walk. Honestly, no phase in life comes problem-free. However, we should all learn how to deal with those problems and not let them get the better of us.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Divya is an enthusiastic blogger and speaker. She is constantly looking for new interests to explore. She currently lives in Bangalore, India.
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