The Good, The Bad, The Greasy Let’s be real: school lunch is a gamble. Some days you win big with a surprisingly good slice of pizza, and some days you’re stuck with mystery meat that could double as a doorstop. So, I decided to taste-test a week’s worth of Oakland Mills cafeteria classics and give you the truth, no sugar-coating (except maybe on the cookies). … Continue reading Mill Meals
Inside The Growing Brain Mental health can be a scary and unsettling topic to talk about, especially when you aren’t too sure about what it could be causing you to feel the way you are. And that’s okay, but seeking help when you can tell that something is off is very important. As a teen struggling with mental health myself, I understand the feeling of … Continue reading Mental Health Impacts Teens’ Day-To-Day Lives
The Unlocked View Entering your teenage years, many things change, from your external, everyday life to even things internally, but most importantly, your brain chemistry changes. Every single day, people fight wars inside their minds, and sometimes they don’t even know that they are. Not only this, but some people don’t communicate what they’re going through and suffer silently; in some cases, it becomes too … Continue reading Behind The Scenes To Mental Health In Teens
How Phones and Computers Affect People Phones and computers are part of the daily lives of human beings. People use these devices for different purposes: to communicate, write, type, learn, entertain, research, and more. These devices affect people in today’s society because people are used to using them all the time. These devices are known to be very addictive and can affect the human brain … Continue reading The Harm and Damage of Devices
Seasonal depression is pretty self-explanatory, but like all mental health issues, it’s not that simple. Seasonal depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (ironically acronymed as SAD) is not just “feeling blue,” it’s having a change in mood and behavior for prolonged amounts of time. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) states that it is a chemical imbalance linked with the changes of the season that … Continue reading We Can Get Through This, No Matter The Season!
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