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Teen Depression

Teen depression is a important topic that can lead into many other disorders. For teens who cannot cope emotionally, self harm is a distraction. Teen depression can lead to personality disorders (bipolar). Untreated depression can lead to a greater chance of having it as an adult. Teen depression can also lead to suicide, in a major case.

Every two hours and fifteen minutes, a person under the age of twenty-five completes a suicide. Suicide is one of the leading death causes for people between the ages fifteen and nineteen. Teen depression can start out as just a small problem, like school work, peer pressure, stress with family, stress from no free time, and social networking websites (Facebook, Formspring, and Twitter).

Social networking websites is where a lot of bullying goes on. In the matter of minutes, rumors can spread. Cyberbullying has been found to cause higher depression rates, compared to other forms of bullying. Teen depression could lead to eating disorders with a low self esteem, body image, and being insecure about yourself.

Eating Disorders Eating disorders are very serious problems that can permanently damage a person's mind and body. They are mostly caused by a distorted opinion of what a good body image should be. There are two main types of eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia.

> Anorexia Nervosa: a disorder where the victim is pathologically (mentally) afraid of gaining wieght or feeling "fat". Anorexics starve themselves in order to maintain a thin figure. However, it is extremely dangerous and unhealthy to do so.

> Bulimia Nervosa: another disorder where the bulimic does eat, but usually more than their stomachs can hold, then purge (throw it all up).

Both anorexics and bulimics usually have a mental problem that revolves around food and eating. A lot of people who have eating disorders are teenagers.