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Assignment Three Cailey CrobonsAnxiety, Is it Real? A lot of people have it and continue to struggle with it daily. But, people of the older generations seem to think it isn’t real. They believe we need to “Put on our bootstraps and get things done.” Which I disagree with this, because it is something that affects my life and so many others. Yes, I know what you may be thinking, “This girl is just going to write about her sad life.” But the point of my argument is to show people that anxiety is a lot more than being “Overly sensitive and Stressing over the littlest things.” It really does affect people’s lives, and it changes the way that people do things, make decisions, and much more. The point of this essay is to give you a different viewpoint of anxiety, and after reading this, hopefully you can understand it a little bit better. Back in the day People were brought up very different. They were thrown out into the “Real World,” Super early in their life. Having to do a lot of things kids our age didn’t do or won’t ever have to. Such as, getting married young, having to provide for the large families they created, going into the war, and even going through the great depression. They were thrown great challenges and seemed to overcome them with grace. They didn’t talk about their feelings, or even bring up what they were feeling. Today, that has obviously change, and people put a lot of their feelings out for the public to see. Which I don’t think is a bad thing, but it is a lot different. While Watching the Video “Teens and anxiety,” They explained the causes of anxiety and depression in teens. It is more common now than ever. “Relationships with friends and family, body image, peer pressure, social media and world events can be the triggers of anxiety.” (“Teens and Anxiety." Video Collection 6 June 2019. Business Insights: Global. Web. 24 Nov. 2019). The thing That stood out to me was that they talked about what anxiety is. Kids today have a lot more stress than the kids back in the day. Yes, People still had stressful situations, but now school is a lot harder and it can put a lot of pressure on teens today. Knowing what Mental Health is, and when we need help, is sometimes the hardest part. This is where others come into play. If you see a friend or family member going through things It is often your priority to say something, before it is too late. From personal experience, I can tell you that coming to terms with my anxiety disorder was often the hardest part. I didn’t want to feel like something is wrong with me, and like others, I put it aside and let it continue to affect me without saying anything at all. That isn’t the thing to do at all. But you learn through trial and error.Social Media Can also influence your Mental Health. Seeing how new social media is to our generation and how much it’s progressed; it can cause some pressure to teens. I can understand how it would cause stress, you always see people posting the “Perfect Pictures about their perfect life,” Even though no one has a perfect life, it is perceived differently on social media. After Reading an Article from the “Mental health weekly digest,” I learned that not all people that use social media can have depression or anxiety from it. "It's not just the amount of time that is important for most kids. For example, two teenagers could use social media for the same amount of time but may have vastly different outcomes as a result of the way they are using it," Coyne said.” ("BYU study shows overall time on social media is not related to teen anxiety and depression." Mental Health Weekly Digest, 4 Nov. 2019, p. 112. Gale Academic OneFile Select, . Accessed 24 Nov. 2019.) By using social media, it can create an unhealthy body image, yes, but if you use it in a positive way, you will have a positive outcome from it. With that being said, I feel that social media has a bigger effect on teens than we realize. Most teens just scroll through social media, for several hours a day. This can cause teens to wish for “Looks they don’t have, items, and a lifestyle,” even though the way things are perceived is the truth. I think that social media sets high standards for men and women, that is impossible for us all to reach, and in turn causes emotional distress and anxiety. Another Issue that I found when Researching Anxiety, is that Relationships between siblings can be a cause as well. Not only Sibling relationships, but how parents treat each child, and bullying as well. As an older sibling of four, I have always felt that my parents treated me differently, and it always caused an argument when it was brought up. Siblings don’t always get along, that I know. But sometimes it felt as if it were more than just “arguing with my sister,” It felt like a countless competition of being the “Perfect Child,” and yes there is no such thing, but as a young kid you don’t understand that. Now as an adult, looking back, there are some things I could’ve done to prevent this, but going back in time just isn’t possible. While reading “Topics of teen sibling fights affect anxiety, depression, self-esteem,” I found that sibling arguments aren’t just arguments, that they have meaning behind them, and can ultimately cause anxiety, depression, or self-esteem issues. They conducted Several studies, and with, they concluded that giving equal time and tradeoffs with chores, could be the solution to fighting. “This study found that teens who fought with their siblings over equality and fairness issues were more depressed a year later, and teens who fought with their siblings about personal space issues were more anxious and had lower self-esteem a year later.” (pics of teen sibling fights affect anxiety, depression, self-esteem." Mental Health Weekly Digest, 31 Dec. 2012, p. 322.) The article also suggested ways to help with the constant arguing. If you know about this early on, you can help to make your children feel less competitive. Less competition between siblings, can lead to a better relationship, which in turn can help with anxiety and depression. I feel that if my parents knew this information, they could have prevented most of the arguing. Which could in turn make us get along better and cause less stress. Adverse Childhood Experiences, what are they? How do they affect children into adulthood? Firstly, Childhood Adverse experiences are events that happen in the life of a child that affects them into adulthood. These things can be a separation between parents, Abuse in the household, emotional or physical, death in the family and more. These things can be traumatic for a young child, and cause anxiety or depression at a young age. As I was researching and came across this article “Multi-Exposure and Clustering of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Socioeconomic Differences and Psychotropic Medication in Young Adults,” I realized that most of this event happen to children in groups. So, experiencing this thing as a child, can make it harder to get over into adult hood. Your childhood seems to follow you, wherever you go, you will always have those memories, good or bad. “Several studies have shown that clustered adverse experiences during the formative years have a strongly graded relationship to several mental health problems, from adolescence to adulthood. This is congruent with the allostatic stress theory, which suggests that the neurobiological stress management systems can be permanently altered by cumulative/chronic stress in childhood.” Seeing how this can cause anxiety in a lot of different people, it has opened my eyes up to how I am no longer alone in this. Anxiety can also be treated with many different things but being aware of what is causing It is the biggest step. Many people think that anxiety is just something people need to get over, but they don’t often understand the severity of it. How it really affects people. They aren’t there to see the days where you can barely pull yourself out of bed, the sleepless nights, anxiety and panic attack, and constant tears shed. When you don’t understand why you feel the way that you do, it often makes it worse. Being aware of what anxiety is, can open your eyes, and you might even be able to help the person going through it. During my field research, I came across some interesting things. I Interviewed my 15-year-old sister, and we talked about multiple different things. As I mentioned before, my sister and I haven’t always gotten along. My mom and dad seem to think it is because we are so much alike, and it bothers us how similar we are to each other. During our childhood, we never got along, I picked fights with her, as she did with me. Now, we get along better. Living in separate houses seemed to do the trick for us, but we still argue and bicker from time to time. When talking with her, I did this in person. She didn’t want to be voice recorded. I feel that it is because she felt anxious about having our conversation filmed and I agree with her to a point. The weird thing that I never understood before, was that we both are diagnosed with severe anxiety. The difference in our diagnosis, she has OCD, and I have depression. Which is very common to develop one or the other, Anxiety forms in different ways. I asked her when she started to feel this way, and what she felt. She said “I felt this way for a while, but I didn’t understand what it was. Mom didn’t really get it either, I felt like something was very wrong. I was thinking about what others thought of me, If I was good enough, and how my coaches and teachers Saw me. I would think about everything that I did and pick myself apart,” (Carrington Crobons) This made me feel awful, because as a young girl, I often felt this way too, but I couldn’t see it from my little sister. She was always laughing and smiling, which is why a lot of other people have a hard time believing people with this disorder. They see them trying to laugh it out or make jokes. But ultimately its just a coping mechanism. We continued our conversation and I asked her “How do you feel when you are anxious, or having a panic attack?” She replied “I feel as if my heart is pounding a million miles a second, and I my chest just hurts. I often feel like I can’t breathe, or something is on my chest,” (Carrington Crobons.) The way that she feels, is how many other people feel, including myself. Some things may seem more challenging to them than they are to others. The thought of hanging around people may bother them. Going to an event with a lot of people may frighten them or make them feel insecure. The feelings that more people should be considerate of. Not knowing about your anxiety is the worst part of the disorder. Going through the same things over and over, never being able to find a solution. Feeling as if your world is spinning. It is very easy to just put it off and say it’s okay. But you have something going on that is bigger than just “being okay.” Knowing the sign’s off anxiety can help you to get a hold on it quicker. If you feel often very irritable, have trouble sleeping, being “Hyped Up,” than you could have anxiety. Those are just some emotional changes you will start to feel or see in yourself. Often people social life will shift directions. “Anxiety can negatively affect friendships. If your once social teen suddenly avoids his favorite activities or stops making plans with friends, think twice.” (Hurley, Katie. “Anxiety in Teens: The Hidden Signs of Teen Anixety You Need to Know.” - Mental Health Treatment Resource Since 1986, 26 Sept. 2018, hidden-signs-teen-anxiety/.) Anxiety can also affect your physical health as well. Frequent headaches, stomach pain, excessive fatigue, unexplained aches, and changes to their diet are physical symptoms. “Pay attention to patterns. A couple of headaches here and there shouldn’t be a cause for concern, for example, but frequent headaches are a red flag.” (Hurley, Katie) Knowing your body and seeing changes is going to be the biggest factor of figuring it all out. If others say something, note that as well. You want to get help with this as soon as possible. Before you feel as if it has taken control of you. I know others maybe a little skeptical when it comes to understanding anxiety. I can understand why they would feel that way. Before understanding more about anxiety, I was too. I used to think people did it for attention. But once I reached middle school all of that seemed to change. I felt a change in the way my parents were treating me, more independence. I should’ve been excited. Instead I felt abandoned. They thought by giving me space would make me feel more confident, and it did for a while. It faded quickly. “Starting in the sixth grade, the children reported growing disconnect with their parents. During the middle school years, the participants indicated increases in feelings of alienation from both parents as the levels of trust and quality of communication decreased.” ( "Parent-child bond predicts depression, anxiety in teens attending high-achieving schools." Mental Health Weekly Digest, 5 Nov. 2018, p. 189. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints) Children do seem to drift apart from there parents around this age. They start puberty and it feels as if needing their parents just isn’t as important. I believe that I had a part in the shift between my parent’s and I’s relationship. I pushed, and they just did what they thought was best, give me more space to be independent. The communication just wasn’t there. If teens were anything like me, I would come home from school, get ready for practice, and be all up in my phone. Not wanting to talk with anyone, just continue with the rest of my evening, as if my mom was invisible. During a survey done by the Mental health Weekly digest, “There were differences in the average quality of the relationship with mothers and fathers. Overall, the participants reported feeling closer to their mothers, which the researchers suggested might explain why the changes in alienation, trust and communication were greater between children and their mothers.” ("Parent-child bond predicts depression, anxiety in teens attending high-achieving schools." Mental Health Weekly Digest, 5 Nov. 2018, p. 189. Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints.) The best advice I can personally give to parents, if they are reading this. Is to continue to bond with your child. Even if they push you away! Keep trying, because as much as they want you to think that they don’t. They need you! ................
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