Thursday, March 6, 2008
"Angst or put-on?"
Commentary:
In this article, the writer touches on varying degrees of teenage angst each of different severity and gives short, witty descriptions of each 'stage'. Some reasons as to why teenagers resort to extreme means to cope with stress are also stated in the article. An example is self-mutilation, using physical pain to divert mental pain like when in the midst of facing study and relationship problems.
I find the actions of teenagers nowadays disturbing. I find it bizarre that so much of Singapore's population, people who are not much older than me are actually dumb enough in a certain sense to carry out such disturbing acts.
I feel that they should be sane enough to seek professional help when facing any problems that they find it hard to cope with instead of resorting to means that are devoid of reason and cooping oneself up. They sever all relations with the outside human world. As the time period of their actions drag on, teenagers find their actions becoming a habit, eventually becoming their only method to vent their frustration.
They would be so reliant on it that it becomes almost impossible to extricate oneself from the bottomless abyss that one has so willingly plunged into himself. Thus, teenage angst is a very 'real' problem that teenagers face nowadays that the writer has kindly hightlighted for us through the article.
The writer also says it is hard to differentiate teenagers facing emotional problems and those who are not as both sides tend to continue to exhibit a normal self in front of others. However, for the one facing emotional problems, it is a false side of him to deceive others. At the end of the day, he would retire back to his abode and continue 'emo-ing'.
So the problem now is HOW? How do we help this portion of teenagers that have difficulty with their own emotional self? One can rattle off many solutions: parents, teachers, peers, counsellors etc. But do they really help the teenagers? I guess they just need one thing, a listening ear, someone who just listens to their problems and keeps quiet.
It is pretty amazing how awesome one can feel by just sharing his problems. It is as if someone has just lifted a gigantic load off your shoulders, sounds cliche but it still holds till today. I guess teenagers are just like 'bigger' babies, they still need care and attention despite going through maturity into adulthood. By the end of the process, it is your turn to provide the care and attention.
The writer has made use of such a short article to leave a gigantic impact in readers' minds. I believe that all an 'emo' teenager needs is a good listening ear and I am sure the role of a parent suits the role of a listener just fine. Life would always be filled with obstacles, what matters is not the obstacles but how we take it in our stride.
Commentary:
In this article, the writer touches on varying degrees of teenage angst each of different severity and gives short, witty descriptions of each 'stage'. Some reasons as to why teenagers resort to extreme means to cope with stress are also stated in the article. An example is self-mutilation, using physical pain to divert mental pain like when in the midst of facing study and relationship problems.
I find the actions of teenagers nowadays disturbing. I find it bizarre that so much of Singapore's population, people who are not much older than me are actually dumb enough in a certain sense to carry out such disturbing acts.
I feel that they should be sane enough to seek professional help when facing any problems that they find it hard to cope with instead of resorting to means that are devoid of reason and cooping oneself up. They sever all relations with the outside human world. As the time period of their actions drag on, teenagers find their actions becoming a habit, eventually becoming their only method to vent their frustration.
They would be so reliant on it that it becomes almost impossible to extricate oneself from the bottomless abyss that one has so willingly plunged into himself. Thus, teenage angst is a very 'real' problem that teenagers face nowadays that the writer has kindly hightlighted for us through the article.
The writer also says it is hard to differentiate teenagers facing emotional problems and those who are not as both sides tend to continue to exhibit a normal self in front of others. However, for the one facing emotional problems, it is a false side of him to deceive others. At the end of the day, he would retire back to his abode and continue 'emo-ing'.
So the problem now is HOW? How do we help this portion of teenagers that have difficulty with their own emotional self? One can rattle off many solutions: parents, teachers, peers, counsellors etc. But do they really help the teenagers? I guess they just need one thing, a listening ear, someone who just listens to their problems and keeps quiet.
It is pretty amazing how awesome one can feel by just sharing his problems. It is as if someone has just lifted a gigantic load off your shoulders, sounds cliche but it still holds till today. I guess teenagers are just like 'bigger' babies, they still need care and attention despite going through maturity into adulthood. By the end of the process, it is your turn to provide the care and attention.
The writer has made use of such a short article to leave a gigantic impact in readers' minds. I believe that all an 'emo' teenager needs is a good listening ear and I am sure the role of a parent suits the role of a listener just fine. Life would always be filled with obstacles, what matters is not the obstacles but how we take it in our stride.
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6:20 AM
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