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A guest post by Melissa Howard ⎸melissa@stopsuicide.info Image via Pexels As a teen, you might find yourself always putting others first. While it’s important to be compassionate and helpful, it’s also essential to take care of yourself. If you’re an introvert, you gather your energy by being alone and might feel exhausted in social situations. […]

This article discusses an aspect of evolutionary psychology that makes it difficult to change behavior patterns and actually makes it more likely to repeat past mistakes when we don’t want to: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-simple-reason-we-make-the-same-mistakes-over-and-over-even-if-we-know-better

A helpful discussion about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: what it actually is, how the term can be misused colloquially, and treatment options. https://www.sciencealert.com/ocd-is-a-serious-illness-and-its-more-common-than-you-think

Some very helpful tips on how to make Mondays less repellant: https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-how-to-rewire-your-brain-so-you-actually-look-forward-to-mondays

An article on the trend in teens to meet up online or not at all…. and the unlikelihood of making plans irl: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/03/teenage-depression-gen-z-phones-friends-anxiety.html