Comments on: What Do Teens Today Really Worry About? The Top 5 Issues Revealed

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:41:22 +0000

I agree with stevie because teens dont always think about killing themselves they also think about wat they their going to wear whos their next boyfriend or girl friend is and who is the next person to gossip about .Besides all of that before you want to commit suicide something has to happen to make them fell that way to want to kill themselves.

By: Stevie

Stevie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:43:36 +0000

I agree with Jasmine there are alot of things that come befor those extreems. sure some poeple think about suicide but thats just one part i think death in general is a worry. I know alot of people who worry about there school work and not doing/understanding there homework, another is how to dress,
you can’t dress to bold or your attention seeking,
you can’t wear to much black or your going emo/goth
can’t wear to lose of a shirt or your a loswer and you deff can’t wear a shirt thats too tight and your a slut… the list goes on and on…
so ya there are simpler worries on teens minds.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:41:29 +0000

I think sex is definetely a worry for teens. But it comes alongside a lot of other things, like exams and friends, and weight and appearance! especially, and what to wear on saturday night, and money, and our futures, and whether the lads are driving too fast, and whether i’ll kill someone driving around in my car.
Suicide and drugs and alcohol are out there…but i dont think theyre the most common worry, or the ones that we think about most. I have more friends with eating disorders than who are contemplating/have attempted suicide.
i think maybe it would be helpful to have some kind of open questionnaire, to get a more balanced view of worries, than simply looking on a teen helpline. Purely because…i wouldn’t ring a helpline about what to wear on a saturday night. In fact, i dont think i’d ring a helpline full stop.

By: rosa

rosa — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:42:40 +0000

diz really helped me a lot thanx u rock n i will always member diz i promice my whole life
n ya teens need to stop thinking bout sex cuz dat ruence ur life…….

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:12:02 +0000

Tiffany

You should go talk to someone! Anyone, if you do not want to talk to your parents, go to a counselor, an older sibling, an uncle, someone who can be there with you so you do not feel so alone. Sometimes depression is a chemical thing and you might just need to see a doctor, do not suffer alone, there are people who can help,

Vanessa

By: Tiffany Bloomer

Tiffany Bloomer — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:51:30 +0000

plz can u help i need help to get through being depressed all the time because i dont know wat to do so can you plz help me because i am depressed all the time help me plz!!!!!!!!!!

By: Carina

Carina — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:54 +0000

I do agree with everything everyone has said. Yes teens think about suicide. Not everyone of them but of course they are some with serious cases.

Now what I do know is that the teens that call those helplines of course are going to call for the issues that these helplines advertise you to call for.

What I think teens need is other helplines. Family Helplines… Sex Related helplines…Trying-To-Firgure-Out-Your-Future Helplines.

And to be frank with you. I’m turning 16 and probably one of the biggest topics and definitely higher than suicide, is sex. It’s happening alot and everyday, teen girls values on chastity get lower and lower. It seems like not such a big deal anymore. And everyone who I’ve talked to that has had sex says, “It’s totally over-rated, and nothing special.”

And of course, it’s not only sexual intercourse we’re talking about. Boys and dating and relationships and the mostly the How-To’s in general. I know if there was a helpline for all those things, me and my friends would call it.

Why wouldn’t I call a 24 hour helpline before going on a date and didn’t know what to wear, or what to do, how far to go..yada yada…

By: kim thach

kim thach — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:59:09 +0000

teens ttoday are so diverse and different from eachother. things in this world today can cause so much confusion to teens. but the world is beautiful and not something to give up on. live life to love life and enjoy your time here.

By: chrissie wagner

chrissie wagner — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:52:39 +0000

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By: Too old to remember being a teen-ager

Too old to remember being a teen-ager — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:20:20 +0000

It’s all too often that we try to look to ourselves or to people around us for the solutions to what perplexes us. This isn’t a teenage malady. It will continue into adulthood. If we seek after Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior then we will be assured of two things: grace and peace while here and eternal salvation after this earthly life is over.

Psalm 138