“I just can’t take it!” he screamed. “You just don’t understand!”
The article is about a boy named Jake who lived in North Carolina. He had always been a an outstanding student, taking three AP courses as well as involved in sports. His greatest fear was failure, however, it wasn't something he verbalized with anyone, rather he just worried about it to himself. His junior year of high school he snapped and suddenly school was impossible for him and he felt like nothing he did was good enough. Doctors prescribed him anti-depressants but non worked. After being hospitalized 4 times, once for attempting to drown himself in a bath tube, Jake's parents sent him to Mountain Valley in New Hampshire which treats acutely anxious teenagers. The quote demonstrates the pain Jake feels having to deal with severe anxiety from school.
Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
Parents, therapists and schools are struggling to figure out whether helping anxious teenagers means protecting them or pushing them to face their fears.
