The hallways are filled with destructive, negative self-talk that impinges in on people’s heads. These external complaints invade and fog over on your positive internal dialog. This is a probable suspect for the high percentages of suicides. Evidence shows that 80% of our thoughts are negative. The toll that self-talk takes doesn’t just affect the person responsible, but also the surrounding victims. A report done by the CDC shows that 57% of girls, 29% of boys, and 69% of LGBTQ+ members experience suicidal thoughts. The influence of these remarks detriments our own self-talk.
I witness students joking about harming themselves and shaming one’s self on a daily basis.”
— Staff Writer Clio Long
In my personal experience, I witness students joking about harming themselves and shaming one’s self on a daily basis. I see that it makes no benefit to mine or others mental status.
Even when I partake in these quips, it just slowly shatters away my positive contentment. It doesn’t make me any happier or witty.
These utterances, commonly mistaken in a joking matter, have consequential ramifications. Putting bewildering thoughts into people’s heads could lead them to do unholy actions. Students have relentlessly mentioned it in the hallways, where people of different vulnerabilities stand. The corridors, much less anywhere else in the world, shouldn’t be contained with these hateful statements, no matter who it is directed towards.
These are few solutions to this problem other than the fact to break the habit and stop saying the recited. However, it could be helpful to teach the younger adolescents about the repercussions of saying this. Teaching the recent generations just how harmful these comments could be can influence them to restrict their usage of these words.
The repercussions have evidence that shows the numbers of teens who self-harm/injure and visit treatment centers have “doubled over the past 3 years.” Needless to say, abhorrent comments about your body or harming yourself is not a pleasantry. Baleful comments, such as, should cease to continue.
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