The Awkwardness of Unfamiliarity coupled with the Weight of Peer force
The new challenges a teenager is faced with in high school can become too much for your child and if he is the type who becomes easily stressed, then nervous breakdown may not be too far away. An adolescent comes face to face with many different kinds of pressure at this stage of his life. He is dealing with school pressure from a faster academic pace along with more complex subject matter.
Peer pressure is a common and major kind of pressure that any teen any where must deal with. There is the pressure to fit in, the pressure from others to try drugs or alcohol, and even the pressure from another to engage in sexual activities. All of these matters may most likely be new to your child, so not only is he dealing with the awkwardness of unfamiliarity but the weight of peer force as well. It is understandable that a teen may buckle under the strain of these forces.
If problem issues at home exist as well, then it is even more likely that your teen may suffer from a nervous breakdown. He wakes up and hears bickering in the other room, then he goes to class and his teacher plops a failed exam on his desk right in front of him, it’s lunch break and he goes out to deal with the bullying of some troubled peers. This is a whole lot to put up with for an adolescent whose body is still going through its stages of growth and physical change.
A sitting duck for Depression
The whispers of problems or pressures in one’s head that may be a constant companion throughout the day, can become louder and louder until they are practically shrieks in one’s mind that your teen can’t seem to get away from. He may be thinking, where can I run? But even before he may figure out an answer to this question, he may just explode from the anxiety.
His self-esteem may be significantly affected by his difficulty coping with day to day problems. And once his self-esteem is down, he may become a sitting duck for depression.
Taking things one at a time
A nervous breakdown can get to the best of us. But what you must highlight as a parent, are strategies and methods of coping with the pressures your teen may face in order for them not to pile up and just explode. You may choose to emphasize the importance of taking each issue or problem one at a time.
If your teen likes to pile on the pressure one on top of the other, it is highly likely that he may suffer from a breakdown. Instead, you can help him compartmentalize his problems so that not everything can become affected when the going gets tough.
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