Thursday, 22 October 2020

Adolescent Counselling Instrumental in Reducing Stress & Anxiety Among Teenagers

New Delhi, October 2020: Adolescents as we know it are the most confused and complicated beings. Undergoing a lot of physical, psychological, identity, mental and relation changes on their journey to adulthood, it is essential for them to make sense of their feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Hence comes in play, Adolescent Counselling.

Depression, Anxiety, Panic State, Self-Harm, Substance Use is quite common news amongst teenagers these days. The lockdown alone has seen many suicidal cases amongst the teenagers.

Adolescent counselling is believed to be an effective way to clear an adolescent’s mind off of irrelevant things and give it a clear direction. It helps to distinguish between right and wrong and act accordingly. It is very important for youngsters to have a control over their mental health and maintain their mental equilibrium. 

Mr. Gurpreet Singh Arora, Founder Member - The Centre of Healing said, ‘’ Report shows 21 percent of the youth between the age of 13 to 18 experience depression each year .Unfortunately about 4 in 10 teenagers become seriously depressed each year. That alone is a shocking figure, but in light of developmental changes and the numerous pressures on young people, those affected and in need of therapy can be much higher, hence the need for counselling is aimed towards the adolescents’’.


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