Why Am I Not Good Enough?

Our society places a lot of expectations regarding how teens should look and act. However not everyone fits into these molds.

We set standards about physical appearance for teens & create depressed kids. Listen to these lyrics. No teen should be ashamed of their body & personality. They deserve to feel proud. They deserve to be proud of the body and personality they were born with as a baby.

As adults we need to learn to accept teens for who they are not what we expect. Every teen should be able to say "this is me!" They also deserve the people in their lives to accept them. If we did maybe suicide and Cutting would not be epidemics in the teenage population. Maybe we could prevent teenage girls and boys from developing eating disorders and drug addictions.

Please listen to these words and think about how teens saying these words feel. The Greatest Showman - This Is Me (Official Lyric Video) via @YouTube. Also listen to this teen’s poem about the pain and sadness she must face everyday in order to make herself fit the accepted image. She doesn’t understand what is wrong with her just being her https://youtu.be/Eu_Gl0woeOw

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Dr. Michael Rubino is a psychotherapist with over 20 years experience treating adolescents. For more information on his work or private practice visit his website www.RubinoCounseling.com