April 4th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Paige was able to watch her daughter from another room. She could see beads of sweat on her forehead as she rocked back and forth, perched on the edge of a chair, staring ahead, eyes focused obsessively on a blank wall. She crouched in as if in pain, arms wrapped around her middle, clutching, rocking, […]
April 4th, 2007 by Ann Walker
It is often the case that a teen abusing drugs also suffers from emotional problems,but,not always. Sometimes teenage drug abuse may be the result of peer pressure or simple rebellion. Yes, that would indicate that the troubled teen lacked a sense of self sufficient to resist pressure but it doesn’t necessarily indicate emotional or psychological […]
April 4th, 2007 by Ann Walker
They are always moody. They come home from school in a good mood and then come raging out of their room an hour later, upset about something that they “just can’t talk about.”
Parents of teenagers are very familiar with the mood fluctuations undergone by their teens. But few parents take any of this moodiness as […]