But we all knew I was crazy anyway.

November 1, 2007 at 5:51 am (rambling, school)

I have a love/hate relationship with reading things on teenagers. I mean, on one side, it’s almost hilarious to see what adults think they should do to change a troublesome teen for the better. And I admit, most of the time, they aren’t extremely far off. But sometimes they’re just so wrong, it’s funny.

And then there is the hate side of my relationship. Because I usually encounter lists of “warning signs” and then, of course, I have to examine whether I have these signs or not. In the act of completing a psychology PowerPoint, I found this list. The ones in italics are ones that I hold:

What warning signs should I look for?

  • Agitated or restless behavior
  • Weight loss or gain
  • A drop in grades
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Ongoing feelings of sadness
  • Not caring about people and things
  • Lack of motivation
  • Fatigue, loss of energy and lack of interest in activities
  • Low self-esteem
  • Trouble falling asleep
  • Run-ins with the law

    • Ahem. Well, to looks at this optimistically…at least I haven’t had any run-ins with the law.

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