Saturday, April 04, 2026

Why Are Teenagers So Depressed? - Intellectual Takeout

On a November morning in 2003, Pope John Paul II spoke to an audience gathered at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican.  - Veronica Baugh
The theme of the speech was depression...
“The spread of depressive states has become disturbing,” he said. “They reveal human, psychological and spiritual frailties which, at least in part, are induced by society.”..
In fact, studies show that depression has risen significantly—especially in teens. 
As a teenager myself, this prompts a few questions.
  • Why does the average modern teen show greater levels of anxiety than a psychiatric patient in the 1950s? 
  • Why is the culture of my generation one of self-hatred and depression? 
  • And seriously, why is crippling introversion the latest social fad?...

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