How GEN-Z Cope with Anxiety

How GEN-Z Cope with Anxiety 

"Mental Health Matters"
is the phrase that we are hearing a lot these days. Everyone is listening and understanding it but no one is actually focusing on this. According to a recent study, one out of every six teens is dealing with depression and anxiety but they even don't know that they are having such issues. When people are stressed, they experience anxiety, which is a natural sensation. When you're dealing with a lot of stress, it's natural to feel anxious. Unfortunately, some teenagers experience anxiety on a regular basis. Anxiety disorders are frequently diagnosed by doctors. But unfortunately, it's taboo in our society to share our mental health issues. People feel uncomfortable because they think people will deal with them with pity and consider them miserable which is actually a fact. 

Myths About Depression and Anxiety 

• Here are common Myths about depression that depressed people have weak willpower. The fact is that in the stage of depression their willpower is engaged in the wrong direction but counseling sessions can help them to redirect their focus. 

• Another common myth is depression in a sign of weak character while the fact is depression can hit anyone at any time. While some personality types are more prone to depression, the great majority of people who suffer from it have previously been healthy and led normal lives.

Causes of Anxiety and Depression in GEN-Z 

• According to the majority of research, if one parent is naturally uneasy, their child will be anxious as well. Simultaneously, if a parent's fear is constantly expressed to their child, it exacerbates the child's natural sensitivity. There's a chance that a cycle of escalating unease will emerge. By the time he reaches adolescence, this child's regular way of sensing and reacting to his surroundings is tinged with worry. Children who are easily agitated or furious never learn to self-soothe, according to multiple research.

• High parental and societal expectations are the most common and significant source of anxiety in teenagers. Some parents have unrealistic expectations for their children. Teenagers are unable to perform because they are plagued by excessive levels of worry. The failure to meet their expectations then leads to worry and melancholy.
• Another source of depression in Generation Z is social media. The majority of teenagers are influenced by Instagram models. They wish to adopt their way of life, which is physically impossible for them. Because they need money to embrace their lifestyle. They begin to employ unethical methods in order to obtain money, which leads to despair.

• Changes in hormones are another source of worry. While people go through hormonal changes throughout their lives, adolescence is the time when they go through the most. The bodies of teenagers are changing, and they are releasing more hormones. This process leads to a slew of issues, including the emergence of mental health illnesses like anxiety.
• Hormonal variations can also cause anxiety. While everyone experiences hormonal shifts at some point in their lives, it is most common throughout adolescence. Teenagers' bodies are evolving, and they're producing more hormones. Anxiety is caused by a lack of understanding of these difficulties.

• Peer pressure is another reason of sadness in Generation Z. Teenagers desire to fit in with their peers and coworkers. They want to be accepted, even if it means doing something they know is wrong. Peer pressure and the fear of doing something they know is wrong can produce anxiety.

GEN-Z Ways to Eliminate Depression. 

• To eliminate depression and anxiety GEN-Z adopt artificial ways this process work in a sequence at the first stage they start smoking in the start they smoke occasionally when they get used to they start adopting it as a habit and they feel relieved because of nicotine.

• When an episode of repeat with little higher intensity then they start using other drugs and get addicted to it which actually causes more depression in long run. 

The Actual Treatment.

Anxiety and depression can be treated perfectly by just giving some more attention to a person for this purpose  Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) play an important role in recognizing and understanding the anxiety-provoking thoughts and helping them to change things patterns. Basically, CBT contains psychoeducational that helps to change the thinking chronicle of the brain which lowers the anxiety index and makes them feel relaxed. If CBT doesn't work they must go for medical assistance ASAP