Being a young person is anxious. The teenage years are a rush of modifications and new experiences, and nervousness is usually a completely regular response to all of it. Plus, within the age of social media, that teenage nervousness could also be heightened.
As medical therapist Heather Erickson says: “Not solely are [teens] confronted with a bunch of modifications bodily, emotionally, of their friendships and relationships and in class, however with the prevalence now of media and cell telephones in our lives, many of those modifications at the moment are documented and shared. So not solely is the concern about ‘How do I do that?’, it is also about ‘How do I look doing this?’”
It’s extra necessary than ever for fogeys to have the ability to acknowledge nervousness signs of their teenagers and assist them work by way of it. Our dialog with Heather on the For Well being’s Sake podcast covers:
- Bodily and behavioral signs of hysteria in teenagers
- How one can speak to a young person about nervousness
- Apps, coping expertise and different methods for decreasing nervousness
- When to speak to a therapist, instructor or different skilled
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Heather factors out that getting assist with nervousness doesn’t imply one particular factor. “It relies on your scenario, what you are comfy with, what you may get your teen to be comfy with,” she says. “You possibly can all the time begin by participating with a main care supplier. Going to the physician is a extremely regular factor.”
Your teen’s main care physician can reply any questions both of you’ve, advocate administration methods and refer you to a specialist if obligatory.
