Be careful of this abnormal behavior in teenagers as it may be a symptom of depression!

In recent years, it is very common for teenagers to suffer from mental illness, and the most representative one is depression. However, it must be said that neither teenagers themselves nor their parents know much about depression. What are the symptoms of depression in teenagers?

Emotional abnormality

Patients become less talkative, unwilling to interact with others, lack motivation to study and work, become discouraged, and find cultural and sports activities, movies and TV shows that they used to be interested in boring. Many female patients often cry because of trivial matters or some paranoid thoughts, while male patients tend to become more and more introverted, even withdrawing from society and shutting themselves off. Sometimes they become restless for no reason, lose their temper, and are easily impulsive.

Smooth Journey

Generally, patients with endogenous (biological factors) depression have more prominent symptoms in this aspect. Most patients have excellent family conditions and living environment, are top students, have smooth work, and have never encountered any pressure or setbacks, but they do not feel happy, and their emotional experience is always contrary to reality. For example, some people are admitted to famous universities, but they are sad and worried, always thinking about the unfamiliar environment and no one to rely on after going to university, and the difficulty of finding a job after graduation, so they want to back out.

Similar to disease but not disease

Some younger patients will not express their emotional problems during consultation, but will only describe some physical discomfort. For example, some children often support their heads with their hands, saying that they have a headache and dizziness; some cover their chests with their hands, saying that they have difficulty breathing; some say that there seems to be something in their throats, affecting swallowing; and some say that they hurt here and there, etc. Their "illness" seems to be very serious, chronic, or recurring, but many tests have not found any problems, and many medicines have been taken, but the "illness" still shows no signs of improvement.