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The thing that plagues us all is mental health. For centuries past we as a society have struggled in the self care department. Not until recently have we started to acknowledge and respect personal health. Many employers now offer discounted or free counseling, numbers to reach out to, or they’re so called “open door policy”. Unfortunately, schools have not caught on to the importance of children’s mental health. The issues with mental health has been apparent since puberty had begun. Genetics, hormones, external and internal sources are responsible for this. Growing up in a time where it seems the world is falling apart around you can be taxing. Affecting the already apparent worries you have been dealing with.

Mental health and school are like oil and water. We are already dealing with academics, home life, and relationships. In the time of uncertainty it’s hard to balance this all. Now we start to deal with the battle of our own minds. Finding it hard to get up, losing enjoyment in hobbies you used to love and a fatigued sense of reality torments us. Our bedrooms that were once filled with child like wonder are now filled with piling dishes, soiled clothing, and black out curtains to keep outside from spilling through. When getting out of bed is a struggle is when you realize your health is now a struggle.

You are up to your neck assignments but are berated with a mental fog. The grades you once obsessed over start to become a useless burden. Contact from friends lessen with your sour mood. Teachers start to reach out to your parents in hopes to help, but only worsens. School has become such a distress to you that your absences start to rack up. We deserve an out reach for help with genuine compassion and not being told to ‘deal with it’. We have access to school counselors but the help they offer is less than desirable. I found my resources through teachers. The classic English teacher that helps the insecure kid trope. During my lunch period, I would always escape the crowd and gather in her room with a few friends from her class. My senior of high school was not as hard as sophomore year, but it was still unordinary. Dealing with home life, uncertainty, and fear of the unknown enthralled me. This teacher and the few friends that sat at lunch helped me greatly. One was a freshman and the rest seniors. The freshman made a significant impact on my life; like the little sister i had always wanted. No matter the age gap we shared, we still always help each other with concerns anyway possible. We cried, laughed, and yelled, but that lunch period was a free form of therapy for us all. We all need those groups of friends or even just acquaintances to help us get through. It had been hard to find a support group, but when I needed it the most it came to me. I have since graduated and the group had broken, making me feel like I’m at square one. Appreciate those groups and make sure to listen. There is a lot to hear and such a short period of time.

We live in a world of wonder about tomorrow. About what will come or what won’t come. It is easy for an outsider to say ‘it will get better’ considering they aren’t going through what you are. You are not any less because of your mental illness. You are not unappealing or undesirable because of how society has warped your bedroom mirror. You are beautifully you and deserving of the world.

I begin to question if the world around us is made for individuality, or if we have to change that system ourselves.

[twentyon3]

Hello everyone!

I am starting my blog called “twenty one”!

A blog where teenagers and young adults living in the twenty first century can read about experiences that we have collectively gone through!

Whether it’s:

Education

Romance

Finances

Mental Health

Socioeconomic Factors

or Everyday Life

I wanted to have a page where everyone can be heard.

Our generation has gone through so much. School shootings, the uprise of police brutality, COVID-19, inflation, and countless more. This is a world where we can gather our feelings about these topics.

We are all heard!

We are all twenty one!