Why is it difficult being a teenager?

People often say life as a teenager is the best life anyone can ever experience. They say how the exposure we get molds us into better people, which is true but to an extent. I'm sure we've all heard older people say how we have it easy or how life and education were way harder back then which might be true but it's definitely not getting better with time.

Being a teenager means having to constantly balance between social life and education, sleep hygiene and physical exercise and honestly, it's easier said than done.

I feel we're constantly under a stress cloud, from worrying about getting all our assignments done on time to stressing about the endless exams we're supposed to ace, to always participating in extracurricular activities, it just never gets any less stressful. Most teens also have the pressure of impressing their parents and maintaining those high expectations even if it means not caring about their own health.

One of the toughest decisions we have to make is what to pursue in college. I personally struggle a lot with deciding what I want pursue. It feels like one bad decision could change everything which isn't true. Moreover, the fear of being an outcast brings competition with basically everyone your age and not to mention how social media plays an active role in influencing us.

It's weird if you think about it, putting mental health before education feels good up until it affects the education that in turn stresses you out causing you to worry even more!

Not feeling comfortable about the way you look is something so common these days. From being too skinny to too thick to not having flawless skin to constantly worrying about maintaining yourself, there's just no stopping.

Bottom line is we go through so much yet still make it through each day, we deserve more credit than we receive :)

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