In this day and age adults would pray that with all of this modern technology they would invent a machine that would wash the dishes or make the beds. However, many teenagers might ask for something different.

Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Approximately 20 percent of teens experience depression before they reach adulthood, and between 10 to 15 percent suffer from symptoms of depression at any one time. About 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time. All this and only 30 percent of depressed teens are being treated for it.

Teenagers may seem incorrect by not telling someone they’re being bullied but if you were in their shoes, would you? Getting bullied isn’t something to be proud of: it’s humiliating. Being confronted for being yourself is wrong and it shouldn’t happen. Being bullied can lead to stress, anxiety and depression. All of those symptoms can lead to suicide. According to suicide.org, a teen takes his or her own life every 100 minutes. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24. These statistics should be a lot lower or even non-existent.

Bullying can be in the form of physical, mental and cyber. Cyber is most common as the increase of technology means that almost every home has a smart phone. The popularity of Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and many dating sites have proven to increase the amount of Cyber-attacks and bullying. This means it is so easy to type a horrid comment and send it. The bad thing is, you can delete comments so any teacher, not digging so deep, wouldn’t be able to see.

Stress and anxiety can be caused by many little things such as work, your children and busy lifestyles; however, for many teenagers it is different. Teenagers (13-19yr olds) usually stress and worry about school, homework and tests, especially if they’re in high school which is a crucial time for your future and can be really tough. Some advice for stress would be finding something you love and focussing on that because taking your mind off of things could be the difference between overcoming your stress and gaining more. For anxiety,

I wouldn’t really know because I have never suffered from it however I would say spend time with those you love and tell them about it because a problem shared is often a problem halved. All I can really say is if any of the above is happening to you try to tell someone you trust and you know will help because you can never really expect what happens in your life. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade 

Hannah, Year 8.