Are you ashamed of your body \u2013 not\nbeing handsome or pretty? This embarrassment makes you uneasy and develops an\ninferiority complex towards your looks and appearance. You wish to be perfect\nbut whenever you see yourself \u2013 it results in disappointment. And when you are\nin public, you always overthink as if you are being judged on how you look,\nwalk, talk, and every microscopic movement happening on your body?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If these are relatable to you,\nthen you are more normal than you\u2019ve expected! You now possess a Ferrari<\/strong> brain\nwith a supercharger found only during your TEEN<\/strong> years. The\nsupercharger is a brain chemical called \u201cdopamine\u201d<\/strong>. When you feel\nthat burst of pleasure, deep satisfaction, or a rush of excitement\ntriggered by something you do, think, or experience<\/strong>, you\u2019re feeling a wave\nof dopamine<\/strong> surging through the canals of your brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now is when your brain wants to\ndo exciting, creative, daring and challenging things<\/strong>! It\u2019s the time\nwhen people call you \u201ccurious\u201d.<\/strong> During this time, it can be\nnormal to involve in an overwhelming relationship, stretch your limits and take\na challenging task, try out new styles of clothes and hair, take up a new sport or act in a\nplay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Being a teenager<\/strong> myself\nI can say that this period of life is adventurous. Your curiosity level is\nendless! You are always bewildered whether you are just a boy or a grownup man.\nYou may like grownup stuff and willing to involve in a relationship but at the\nsame time, there is a child somewhere inside you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a teenager<\/strong> today\nyou are faced with more decisions and choices than EVEERR before you had to\ntake in your life. More choices may sound like a good thing, but the number of\ndecisions you are required to make each day can overwhelm your teen brain at\nits current stage of development. This much pressure and a variety of social,\nmental, and emotional changes can make you take some risky temptations like\nalcohol and drugs, your surging dopamine makes these things particularly\nattractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a very big problem which is\nreferred to as \u201cTeen Drug Abuse or Teen Drug Addiction\u201d<\/strong>. Teens\ntaking these drugs often find they enhance their ability to focus on school\nprojects and academic performance. Unfortunately, many teens who are not\nprescribed these drugs abuse them, thinking they will see the same benefits.\nHowever, studies consistently show that those who abuse these drugs without a\nprescription show poorer academic performance. These drugs may include but are\nnot limited to, cocaine, marijuana, opioids, etc. Teenage drug addiction is a\nvery serious and dangerous thing and can set the tone for a lifetime of abuse\nand dependence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Seems like we got too\nmuch serious here, let\u2019s go back\u2026 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides addiction for some risky\ntemptations, your teen<\/em><\/strong> brain has not yet wired the\ncontrol centers for the judgment and high-risk avoidance to judge consequences\nbefore acting. These elements remain under construction until your mid-twenties<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n During these years, as your body\nreaches peaks of surging hormones, strength, coordination, and endurance, you\nare in a collision zone<\/strong>, not because you are bad or thoughtless,\nbut because your brain\u2019s power has not yet developed to resist the pull of\ninstant gratification or heed warnings about risky behaviors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You also judge very quickly\nwithout thinking about the consequences. For example, not considering the\npossible negative outcomes of blindly following along with your friends and\npeers, or Playing video games or checking social media when you should do your\nhomework, so you had to stay up way too late or couldn\u2019t finish your\nhomework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Before your teen brain\ntransitions into an adult brain, which sadly will be more resistant to trying\nnew things and exploring new pathways, tap into the great potential of your\nteen brain\u2019s imagination and vitality and now that you know about your brain a\nlittle more, make strategies to consider the potential consequences of your\nchoices and actions, jump into the driver\u2019s seat of your supercharged brain.\nSeek out and explore new experiences and opportunities dawning before you\nduring these unique years of your life. I know it\u2019s hard when you are alone. It\ncan seem endless and hopeless. You might be stuck in that place where\neverything sucks and it seems like it\u2019s not going to get any better. Remember\nthat being where you are right now is one of the most difficult places you will\never be for the rest of your life. It\u2019s the hardest, darkest and most\ndifficult<\/strong> time of your life. But remember your parents, teachers, and\nfriends are always there to guide you through this rough time. So, good luck my\nfellow adolescent, it\u2019s going to be a tough ride, but I know you can do this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And play fair, no cheating (usage\nof the drug)! ( \u0361\u00b0 \u035c\u0296 \u0361\u00b0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you ashamed of your body \u2013 not being handsome or pretty? This embarrassment makes you uneasy and develops an inferiority complex towards your looks and appearance. You wish to be perfect but whenever you see yourself \u2013 it results in disappointment. 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