Final InDesign - aritcle one and two (Teenagers)

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Final Indeisgn

Article 1 - teenagers

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Doctors Surgery in East Ham , Gladstone avenue

Artice 2 , adapataion, redraft

What if, she was still here? Would she still be the same Aunt Julie?

Depression. What comes to mind when you hear this word? Has a family member suffered from depression or one of your friends?  Individuals deal with depression differently according to what they feel fit however depression does not only affect and hurt the individual who is going through it but also effects the people around them which can leave a very big impact in their life. Today I am going to be talking about a teenager whom name I am going to keep anonymous and how someone in her family dealt with depression and her own story. In this article I will be referring to the teenager as Lauren. Lauren is currently 16 years old about to turn 17. She is very full of life, active, fun girl who is currently on her summer holidays waiting for her GCSE results. Lauren wants to study music, art and drama at college.

Lauren had a very happy childhood however on July 20th 2004 someone who was very close to Lauren had passed away. Her auntie Julie. Julie had committed suicide when Lauren was only 8 years old and when Julie had passed away it left a big dent in Laurens life in the way that her family acted and her view on depression itself. As the years went on Julie was spoken about occasionally within family conversations, however as Julies anniversary went past, Lauren could not help to wonder how life would have been like if she and her Aunt Julie was around and what she would be like. From these constant thoughts Lauren had slowly drifted into grief but pulled herself out of it. After experiencing this during her Junior year she decided she wanted to create awareness of depression and felt that it needed to be done in justice of her Auntie Julie.

Gathering friends, Lauren planed a convocation which would be held at a variety of different high schools including her own and this was the first project that Lauren had conducted herself and was socially done. The project was called Down with Depression which included 50 hours of planning and fundraising of $2000 however Lauren wanted to make sure that during these talks she would educate and inform the audience of how she felt losing her auntie and depression in general and this overall had a very big impact on the wide number of audiences she was educating. There is a variety of different ways from which you are able to get help including support groups. In order to be referred to a support group you will have to be referred by your GP. Therefore book an appointment and talk to your GP. All the information/your chat that will stay private between you and your doctor and they will talk through the process step by step and will take it at your pace. The purpose of talking to someone whether you know them or not or going to a support group is so you know as a individual that you are not alone and you do not have to go through what you are feeling alone. Not only can you go to the doctors, there are a variety of other options that are available such as support groups online which are easily accessible or forums which can also help.

 Now I know it isn’t easy to talk to someone about what you are feeling but with something like depression the only way to feel better is to talk to someone whether it is a teacher, family member, friends or even a GP or a online group. Everyone around is there to help you in your time of need and if you feel that you can’t talk to them then there are always a variety of different ways that you can get access to help. If you do choose to go to a support group or get any help at all don’t feel like you should not go because your embarrassed because at the end of the day, there are people to help you and if you have access to help then you should use it because some people were too scared to go get help/ask for it .

 Imagine if this was your child. How would you feel? You would feel as if you have let your child down as it was your responsibility to make sure they are okay. Depression can happen to anyone of any age which would have an effect on that person or even if someone in the family suffers from depression it can affect the people around them. Depression is not something that happens overnight, it is something that accumulates over time. So are there any signs as to know when someone has got depression? There are a variety of different common signs which you may already know about such as sudden mood changes, not socialising, more sleep, loss of an appetite. In general parents think that the symptoms that are mentioned are common for teenagers to do. As much as this can be argued for yes and no these are the most common ones. There are a variety of more which you can find out via online, leaflets and your local GP. This is why it is very important for you to have a good bond with your child/children so they feel as if they can talk to you about anything and feel completely confident.

 This is a very inspirational story that we should all considered. You are not alone with depression and if you need any help there are a variety of different ways you can get help. Depression is not something to be ashamed off, it is very common and getting the right help will help in you leading a normal, happy life. Depression does not define you!

Depression:

https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/depression-alliance/

https://www.childline.org.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/

https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

Article 1 redraft, adapataion for teenagers

Depression. Could you be suffering from it?

Self harming, suicide, anxiety. All common symptoms of dealing with depression. Depression can occur of any gender of any age. However as the years have gone on, the rise of depression within teenagers has increased by 70 percent in the last 25 years.

The majority of citizens age 30 and above can agree with the fact that the generation that teenagers now grow up in is completely different from what they had grew up in and this has had a very big impact on teenagers today. There were not much stresses or expectations in the olden days in the content of what teenagers now worry about such as the brand of clothing they have got, their friends/social life, appearance and many others. These are common factors that teenagers now a day’s deal with.

As the years have gone on, depression has been something has been more widely spoken about and accepted however depression within teenagers is more common than what people think. Teenagers now a day are put under an extense amount of pressure from parents, society and growing up in general which can really take a toll on the way they feel. Depression can be caused by different factors including:

-        Family problems

-        Finical problems

-        Divorced parents

-        Bullying at school

-        Peer pressure

-        School stress

Have you ever experienced anything like this? Constantly feeling down/sad, thinking very dark thoughts? Always thinking about the different events that are happening in your life and wishing that it was not happening to you and questioning as to why it has happened to you but no one else? Why everyone around you is happy and you are just around people painting on a smile for the sake of it? What you are feeling is normal for someone who has symptoms of depression. I know this sounds very weird/scary and you will get very defensive thinking that you are fine and you don’t suffer from depression, this is something that you can’t get when you are a teenager you only get it when you are older. But that is not the case my friend, anyone of any age can suffer from depression due to a variety of different matters.

Now it is very hard to admit to that you may be suffering from depression so do some research on it? Go online and research or even look at the symptoms/problems that have been listed above and see if you are suffering from any of them. Okay. So now you have checked, have you got a few that you can relate to? If you don’t that is good and if you do, don’t start to panic, take a deep breath and we will work through this together. There are a variety of different ways you can get help such as talking to someone whether it be family/friends/teachers but I know that isn’t always easy as you don’t particularly want to go up to your close ones and say ‘hey I think I am suffering from depression’ which is not very easy to say to a loved one which is very understandable. Another option would be to go book an appointment with your local GP, who you can talk to about how you are feeling and can help you by going through a step by step process of what treatment you need if at all you need any. I know this sounds scary but you need to know that there are people who are here to help/their job to help and you don’t need to feel weak, embarrassed about it because there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Or if you feel that the two other options that have been briefly spoken about is not your cup of tea why not try a online support group or chat?

Support groups are a common way from which people have other people who have something similar/or the same thing they are suffering with who will not judge and will understand. It is commonly used now days. Now remember I am not saying that this won’t be the case with the two other options, this is not the case. Whatever option you choose, it will be the right one for you. Or there is another option from which you are able to talk to a councillor online and everything that is spoken about within the session with the councillor is completely confidential. Many people especially teenager’s use this method because you often don’t want to admit that you suffer from depression and would want to deal with what you are feeling with the least amount of people involved and without worrying anyone. There are going to be a few links provided down below.

https://support.therapytribe.com/teen-support-group/

https://www.dailystrength.org/group/depression-teen

https://turn2me.org/group-supports?gclid=CjwKEAjwgtTJBRDRmd6ZtLrGyxwSJAA7Fy-hF0v3q0O2Z90RqqCKDvO4ZfXnPPhU92_oH3jxKujvWxoC34Lw_wcB

The links above are some sites that you can go to get some help if you feel that you want to. Don’t feel forced to check them out but there is no harm in going ahead and checking them out. They may come in help for you. There is one big thing to remember. You will get through what you are currently feeling. Well done, if you have accepted that you may be suffering from depression because it is not something easy to admit whether you’re a teenager or a adult and just know if you do go and tell someone about how you are feeling or go to a online support group you should feel very proud and pleased with yourself because that is a very big step . You can do this.

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Adaptation article 1 & 2

Second article adaptation 1  - teenagers of both genders

Depression.  This is a term that you may of heard whether it be hearing your parents talking about or even your friends. This may be a term which you know the meaning off or you have just heard the word being chucked around. But do you really know what the word depression means? What comes to your head when you hear the word?

Depression can be anythign and anyone can suffer from depression however when do you really know who is suffereing from depression and what actually causes it. There is a vairety fo different reason why people get depressed and everyone has a different way of dealing with it but do you know how it really much it affects someone and ever wonder what make a indivudial fall into depression or what causes it? Now im pretty sure in school you as a individual or maybe one of your freinds have have been bullied. But did you know this is one of the main causes ofteenage deression and the reason why depression is rising in teenagers.

Due to the rising figures of depression it means that there is less hep that is gven to teenagers. You yourself as a teenager would tell your parents, teacher or someone who is very clsoe to if you were upset or wanted to share somethign with them so why shoudl that be different when ti comes to a individul wanting to go ahead and talk to someone about them being depresssed? Depression now a days is not very much acceted inthe ttenager communtiy djue to parens thinking that it si there hormones which makes them think that whatever the teenager is feeling is just a phase they are going through. Or they feel like they will feel that they will be looked down upon or portrayed to look weaker. Have you ever felt like that? Lie your not good as everyone else or if you tell someone a secret for example that they will look at you idfferently and may judge you. That is exactly how teenagers who are suffereing from depression feel therefore not wating to tell anymore and a vairety of different other reasons.

Not telling someone can lead to a vairety of diffferent ways from which the indicual who suffers from depression to deal with what they are going through including self harming, sucide, not socialsing and many more. But you should never feel alone because there are many people to talk to and you wont be looked down upon if you feel you have depression. This is nothing to be ashamed about and you dont have to tlak to someone who you knwo perosnally it can eb anyone, suhc as a website or online chat/help line. Depression is not something that will deinfe you as a person and it is treatebale and dont feel ashamed because you are a amazing person.

Getting help:

https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/depression-alliance/

https://www.childline.org.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/

https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

 

 

Adaptation 2 

 

 

Dont worry you will get through this, you are strong. Have you ever said to this to any one of your close friends, family? But how much does this common phrase get thorugh to people with depression. It is all very well saying to someone you can do this and you can get through this but is this really possible with people suffering with depression or does this phrase help those in need of cofort with seeing a family member who has been through depression. 

 

Lauren who was veyr young had lost her aunt julie to depression which had a very ig tol on her life as she was very young when her aunt julie had commited sucide and her whole life was surronded with the loving memory of her aunt julie. However it did have a toll on Lasuren in the content of that she had created an organisation with close friends from which was called down with depression which meant she and her group went to a few schools to give talks about depression and what can be done in order to prevent, stop and help people whob have been suffering with depression.

 

Im sure that you would of come across someone who you know who has suffered with depression and would of seen how heartbreakign there life is so please if you feel that someone needs help guide them. Even if you dont know the person personally help because you do not know whos life you could be saving due to peole not feeling that they can talk to people about depresion due to a vairety of different reasons.

 

 

 

https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/depression-alliance/

https://www.childline.org.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/

https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

 

Recce/contact sheet for my second article

First article draft 1

Self harming, suicide, anxiety. All common symptoms of dealing with depression. Depression can occur of any gender of any age. However as the years have gone on, the rise of depression within teenagers has increased by 70 percent in the last 25 years. 

The majority of citizens age 30 and above can agree with the fact that the generation that teenagers now grow up in is completely different from what they had grew up in and this has had a very big impact on teenagers today. There were not much stresses or expectations in the olden days in the content of what teenagers now worry about such as the brand of clothing they have got, their friends/social life, appearance and many others. These are common factors that teenagers now a days deal with.

As the years have gone on, depression has been something has been more widely spoken about and accepted however depression within teenagers is more common than what people think. Teenagers now a day are put under an extense amount of pressure from parents, society and growing up in general which can really take a toll on the way they feel. Depression can be caused by different factors including:

-        Family problems

-        Finical problems

-        Divorced parents

-        Bullying at school

-        Peer pressure

-        School stress

The points listed above are just a few factors that can cause teenagers to fall into depression. However there are many more facilities that are available in order to get help such as concilers, help lines, family/friends yet why are teenagers not able to go talk to someone about what they are feeling whether they think they are suffering from depression or not?  Due to the constant strain of different factors expected in their life, teenagers feel as if they are confined with what they are feeling and usually brush it off because they have so much going on in their life. One of the main causes of anxiety/depression is through the stress of school and high expecattaions that are put in place by family.Research that was conducted by The mental Health Charity states that they have found that exams are a big trigger in more mental illness within young teenagers including depression.Furthermore teenagers feel as if they are not able to talk to anyone about what they are feeling as they will be considered weak or as if they are going through a phase as they are ‘hormonal’. Therefore no one is really taking them seriously which makes them feel confide in the content of who they can talk to and who they can go to. This is not an easy subject to talk about.

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Co-Producer: Hamerdeep Rana

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