Anonymous wrote:I think that what a lot of teenagers don't understand is that there is clinical anxiety (not normal) and then there is the feeling of being anxious, which is a normal part of life. Some people may be more prone to feeling anxious (myself included, I have always been a perfectionist, type A person) but that doesn't mean that they have a clinical anxiety disorder. I do think that it is a smart idea to talk to teenagers about how they can deal with normal feelings of anxiety in a healthy way without overreacting.
On another note, I do think social media is having a detrimental effect on teenagers (particularly girls). Although it is fun and makes it easy to keep up with friends and family, I think there's an inherent sense of competition and striving for the perfection that people portray on social media that isn't good for young females to grow up with. Prime example of this is the instagram account "AmberFillerup" I see so many young girls commenting on her posts saying how she is "#goalz" and young teenagers may not realize how fake these social media celebrities' lives actually are.
Read a really interesting book about this over the summer:
https://www.amazon.com/American-Girls-Social-Secret-Teenagers/dp/0385353928
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