Depression

Adolescent depression is often dismissed as a normal teenage experience, a bad mood, or something to outgrow. This is far from the truth, and it’s important that young adults and their families and friends understand how crucial it is to address any social, emotional, and physical difficulties they are having.
Depression: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers relatable situations and strategies to guide young adults struggling with mental health. It includes how to identify signs of struggle, recognize stress factors, and strategies to escape harmful mental habits which can leave individuals feeling vulnerable, helpless, or in despair. This book also helps young adults who want to better understand their mental-emotional processes and grow their ability to cope with life’s many difficulties. It includes examples of mood and stress trackers to help teenagers feel more empowered over their emotions and guides them through building skills for their mental and emotional toolbox.
Filled with real life stories, Depression illustrates a wide range of stressors and emotional difficulties faced by teenagers. Written by a longtime educator who experienced adolescent depression and now works with teenagers on a daily basis, this book offers insight and hope from an accessible, non-clinical voice.

Christie Cognevich is a writer from New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned a PhD in English literature from Louisiana State University and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She taught literature, composition, and creative writing at the high school and university level for over a decade and now works in library services. She is the author of Depression: Insights and Tips for Teenagers and Dealing with Stress: Insights and Tips for Teenagers. She can be found online at christiecognevich.com.

You Are Not Alone PART I: WHAT IS DEPRESSION? 1: Exploring Advice and Guidance 2: Exploring Depression 3: Taking the First Steps to Healing 4: Looking at the Numbers PART II: COPING WITH DEPRESSION 5: The Problem with Stress 6: Effectively Dealing with Stress 7: The Stressors: Body Image, Health Issues, Sexuality and Gender, Academics, and Social Media 8: Exploring the Thoughts-Feelings-Behaviors Cycle 9: The Problem with Forced Positivity 10: Effectively Dealing with Emotional Discomfort 11: Exploring Healthy Relationships: Friends, Peers, Family Issues, and Social Isolation PART III: RESOLUTION AND RESOURCES 12: Maintaining Your Light 13: Exploring Self-Care 14: Exploring Meditation Strategies 15: Building Your Safety Plan Notes A Quick Guide to Resources Bibliography Index About the Author