1. Talking or Thinking alot about suicide or death.
2. Changes in Eating or Sleeping Habits (usually a suicidal teen takes no interest in food and sleeps quite a bit more than normal).
3. Giving away valuable Possessions without reason.
4. Withdrawing from Family and Friends.
5. Taking unnecessary risks, such as driving recklessly.
6. Drug or Alcohol abuse (the teen who needs to feel good or different may be showing that his or her life is unhappy the way it is).
7. Depression that seems to go on longer than a normal mood swing (as mentioned earlier, depression is common, but prolonged periods of depression are not).
When I was depressed, #2 was the major one I had, everything else I had also, except #4 I stayed with my friends and #6 I only did once at my bro's party....
Also when I was reading, I came across this section called Conditional Love which is currently between my mother, my bro and me....
Conditional Love
Quote:
School is the work of teens. It takes up a good deal of their time and energy. If a young person does well in classes, makes the swim team, or has lots of friends, he or she is considered a "success." Unfortunately, school offers lots of opportunities for failure, too.
If a class is Difficult, or if a teen doesn't make the lead in the class play, he or she may feel like a faulure, a loser. Even more dangerous, the teen's parents may treat him or her as a failure. Such negative thoughts from parents - a teen's center - can make a teen anxious and fearful of failing again. Self-esteem sinks lower and lower.
Parents who seem to offer love and kindness only when a teen is "successful" are said to be showering contitional love. Although they may not realize the stress they are putting their child under, the message gets through loud and clear. "I'll love you if you make the honor roll; I'll love you if you are invited to the prom; I'll love you if you get into a good college."
Of course, conditional love is not really love at all. It creates fear and pressure for the teen. It does great damage to a young Peron's self- esteem. It closes off valuable channels of communication - the key to a healthy family life.
If a class is Difficult, or if a teen doesn't make the lead in the class play, he or she may feel like a faulure, a loser. Even more dangerous, the teen's parents may treat him or her as a failure. Such negative thoughts from parents - a teen's center - can make a teen anxious and fearful of failing again. Self-esteem sinks lower and lower.
Parents who seem to offer love and kindness only when a teen is "successful" are said to be showering contitional love. Although they may not realize the stress they are putting their child under, the message gets through loud and clear. "I'll love you if you make the honor roll; I'll love you if you are invited to the prom; I'll love you if you get into a good college."
Of course, conditional love is not really love at all. It creates fear and pressure for the teen. It does great damage to a young Peron's self- esteem. It closes off valuable channels of communication - the key to a healthy family life.
thats the whole section, and thats totally how my mom is with me, and its true, my communication with her has been blocked, I don't like telling her anything about me, because I hate when she yells at me....
well I still have friends and thats good enough for me, I don't try to hug my mom anymore so yeah thats all.....
one more thing:
I love my Sweet Anna heart heart
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Conditional love, ehh? Geeze. sweatdrop
I love you to.