Bullying is a serious epidemic, now pervasive on and off the Internet. Bullying has a direct impact on young adults' mental health and well-being, but there are strategies to help educate and empower young people to take charge. Anxiety In Teens is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Erin Frankel, M.A., a speaker and author of Weird! series, including books Dare! … [Read more...]
How To Be Confident
How To Be Confident in five easy steps: an exercise inspired by Sara Bareilles' "BRAVE" song. If think you have to hide your true self from people, are very self-conscious of what other people think, or if you just haven't heard this song yet, today is the day to change that. 1) Take out your notebook and pen. 2) Make sure your volume is up on your computer. 3) Press Play … [Read more...]
How to Stand Up Against Verbal Bullying
During teenage years, most people are still in the stage where they are trying to figure out who they are and what they’re good at. Bullying is often a problem during this time because kids are feeling self-conscious about their own strengths and weaknesses and it manifests itself in bringing other people down to feel better about themselves. Bullies will try to pick on … [Read more...]