Teen Shows The Difference Mental Health Glow Up Made To Her Appearance, Inspires Others To Post Their Pics
One in five adolescents has had a serious mental health disorder, such as depression and/or anxiety disorders, at some point in their life. Those who are growing up in the spotlight are no exception. Online personality Quenlin Blackwell is one of them. She’s been very open and about her mental health on Twitter, talking about overcoming depression, anxiety, and a recent eating disorder. A few days ago, Quenlin tweeted a few pictures, taken before and after she started dealing with her mental health problems.
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Inspired by her honesty, many of Quenlin’s 1.08M followers started responding with their own photos
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One of the most common mental disorders among young adults in the US is depression. According to a recent report, diagnoses of major mental illnesses have risen by 33 percent since 2013. The adolescent mental well-being statistics show that this rate is rising even faster among millennials—up by 47 percent. Also, the rates of major depression in adolescents have increased by 47 percent for boys and 65 percent for girls.
A major depressive episode is a period of at least two weeks of feeling depressed that is present in most situations. Symptoms include low self-esteem, loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities, as well as problems with sleep, energy, and concentration.
Teens that are living with depression find it really difficult or even impossible to go through normal daily activities, such as working, studying, sleeping, and eating. Furthermore, those who have had one episode of major depressive disorder are at high risk of having another one in the future.
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Share on FacebookThe thing that bothers me is that is not what depression necessarily looks like. For many, battling depression looks like every other Tuesday. Also, depression is not a cold. You don't simply have a before and after.
I agree with this. A few years ago I started going to therapy for self-harm and depression, and though I definitely look a hell of a lot better, that doesn't mean I still struggle with it. I look fine, but I'm really still struggling. You hide your depression, rather than actually healing it.
Load More Replies...Spot on. Stay the hell away from social media altogether. You will only be judged further.
Load More Replies...Is it possible the point of the pictures is to show a difference in were these people were at, at different mental states in their life? Yes the 2nd one may look better because of lighting and make-up but maybe part of the point was that they were not in the frame of mind to put make up on, get dressed, go outside.
All the 2nd photos look better because of - makeup, lighting, and smiles. Just saying! It's great to spread awareness, but also be aware of these patterns in the before and after photos. There is no one way someone with anxiety/depression looks.
Also who takes a photo when in the throes of anxiety or depression? I struggle to breathe, let alone pose for a sad photo.
Load More Replies...I watch her Vines on YouTube and she always seemed like a happy person, this again is prove that people use social media as some kind of sheild and alter-ego... I'm so glad that she is no happy and recovered.
I went thrue depression when I had a burn out. And I also have made a few selfies where I look into the camera without faking anything. In public I never showed anything. I would never share those pictures online, but when i look at them myself it really reminds me of how bad i felt. It helps me not to forget.
I have a psychiatrist, therapist, multiple medications, and engage in many healthy, self-soothing coping mechanisms.... And I still struggle; there is no "glow up" for most of us. I can literally be happy and take the most confident pics one minute, and have a complete meltdown with tears, running makeup, runny nose, and beet red face the next minute. I can literally take a mental health pic and "glow up" pic in the very same day.
Imagine this. Two side-by-side pictures of two girls. One is wearing all black, has red, puffy eyes from crying, and has locked herself in her room. The other is wearing a sweatshirt and jeans and is grinning like she doesn't have a care in the world. Which one has depression?
Oh, yup. It's called ADOLESCENCE and all healthy teenagers have it.
Load More Replies...The thing that bothers me is that is not what depression necessarily looks like. For many, battling depression looks like every other Tuesday. Also, depression is not a cold. You don't simply have a before and after.
I agree with this. A few years ago I started going to therapy for self-harm and depression, and though I definitely look a hell of a lot better, that doesn't mean I still struggle with it. I look fine, but I'm really still struggling. You hide your depression, rather than actually healing it.
Load More Replies...Spot on. Stay the hell away from social media altogether. You will only be judged further.
Load More Replies...Is it possible the point of the pictures is to show a difference in were these people were at, at different mental states in their life? Yes the 2nd one may look better because of lighting and make-up but maybe part of the point was that they were not in the frame of mind to put make up on, get dressed, go outside.
All the 2nd photos look better because of - makeup, lighting, and smiles. Just saying! It's great to spread awareness, but also be aware of these patterns in the before and after photos. There is no one way someone with anxiety/depression looks.
Also who takes a photo when in the throes of anxiety or depression? I struggle to breathe, let alone pose for a sad photo.
Load More Replies...I watch her Vines on YouTube and she always seemed like a happy person, this again is prove that people use social media as some kind of sheild and alter-ego... I'm so glad that she is no happy and recovered.
I went thrue depression when I had a burn out. And I also have made a few selfies where I look into the camera without faking anything. In public I never showed anything. I would never share those pictures online, but when i look at them myself it really reminds me of how bad i felt. It helps me not to forget.
I have a psychiatrist, therapist, multiple medications, and engage in many healthy, self-soothing coping mechanisms.... And I still struggle; there is no "glow up" for most of us. I can literally be happy and take the most confident pics one minute, and have a complete meltdown with tears, running makeup, runny nose, and beet red face the next minute. I can literally take a mental health pic and "glow up" pic in the very same day.
Imagine this. Two side-by-side pictures of two girls. One is wearing all black, has red, puffy eyes from crying, and has locked herself in her room. The other is wearing a sweatshirt and jeans and is grinning like she doesn't have a care in the world. Which one has depression?
Oh, yup. It's called ADOLESCENCE and all healthy teenagers have it.
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