Multiple kids this generation have mental illnesses that they have to deal with. One of the biggest questions is, how do they get through their work as well as keep themselves stable?

Students don’t really have a big option on when they have a breakdown, or when they’re having a rough point. In fact, a lot of people keep quiet if they have problems, not wanting to draw attention that they don’t want. Sometimes they just won’t want to bother others around them with their issues.

It’s easily understandable when people keep quiet, not wanting their friends happiness to lessen because of themselves. Either way, they need an outlet and a way to express their feelings if they need to get it out. Holding things in isn’t healthy at all for them, and they need to find some place that it’s okay to speak their mind without the worry of lowering a someone’s mood.

Every student, needs someway to release all of their pent up thoughts. Whether they do that in a form of something they love doing, or if they watch TV or play games on their electronics to calm their mind.

Sometimes students need to allow themselves to calm down and release all of their collected thoughts to someone. One of the best ways for them to calm down would be to talk to a therapist. Students don’t always have someone that’s willing to listen to them, but they still need to get out these thoughts. Being able to talk to someone is sometimes the only thing that can pull someone back onto the ‘okay’. Letting them know that it’s going to be alright and they’ll manage to get past that.

One of the hardest things for a student, is when they’re in a lot of activities, but barely have any time to finish up on all the projects they’re assigned. Many emotions start building up, and they don’t have a direct place to put all of that stuff. Because of all of these pent up emotions, including the everyday feelings that pass through their body, they can grow exhausted. Each day like a weight, building up on the back of their legs, and slowing them down. Mental illnesses can cause them to be less than they yearn to be for their work ethic.

Every question and thought that they form suddenly starts working against them. They could easily start overthinking everything and getting very anxious about what’s really going on around them. Once anxiety comes along, so follows depression.

Things can automatically grow more difficult, with all the mental thoughts passing through their heads. Luckily as long as they have someone close to them that they can talk to, normally things won’t be too bad.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-TALK (8255)

If you or someone you know is in crisis—whether they are considering suicide or not—please call the toll-free Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.