Challenges teens face today

Some major challenges teens face today are peer pressure, low self esteem, depression, and abuse of drugs and or alcohol. Let’s start with peer pressure it may sound negative but it can also be used in a positive way. What is peer pressure? Well the most common form is that it’s known to be used in a negative way. For example your so called friends peer pressuring you into ditching school or doing things that you aren’t certain about but we sometimes give into peer pressure just because we don’t know how to say no. Low self esteem is another common issue teens have...why? I don’t really know. To me i guess it’s because we're too afraid to be who we are. We underestimate our true potential because of these fears...fears that pull us down with them. Low self esteem can lead to depression. Depression. Feeling sad all the time thinking that there is no hope in the world, that nothing good ever happens. You see the problem these days is that we feel as though the whole world is against us and that there is no one to but there is. Try to be positive. Last but not least drug and alcohol abuse. It’s crazy to think that such young people with there life ahead of them spend their time throwing it away. Then again it all connect to peer pressure and hanging out with the wrong people. So before you do anything set yourself a rule to resist the pressure and think about the consequences it could have. For me two challenges i face today is low self esteem...I don’t have it that low but i would like to have it higher. I also face the challenge of body image and i guess that it contributes to the reason why i have a sort of low self esteem and the lack of confidence,but i’m working on it.Being a ctr person helps because it can help you make the right choices. It can help you stay away from drugs and all the negative peer pressure. Being a ctr person helps you focus on other things rather that the pending problems which make you think less about the wrong and more about the right. We can help teens today by being a supportive friend and staying positive. All we need is a little bit of hope.

REFLECTION: The main challenge we face is staying true to our selves. As a teen we have to face many challenges and it may not be so easy. Just know that it doesn't last forever and that things happen for

a reason. If you ever feel down or need a little boost of encouragement listen to music. I would like to recommend the song Understand by Shawn Mendes it’s a really nice song.