a scary thing I read online (posted in wrong forum before)

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enril

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60% of teens and 30% of committed Christian teens struggle with depression.
35% of teens and 12% of committed Christian teens struggle with suicidal thoughts.
50% of teens and 36% of churchgoing Christian teens struggle with pornography.
48% of 13–15-year-olds have viewed porn in the past three months.
51% of 18–19-year-olds have viewed porn in the past three months.
Self-identified Christian teens are more likely than non-Christian teens to be sexually active.
Teens in the U.S. spend an average of around 7.5 hours online daily.
65% of teens say social media improves their life satisfaction.
Depression rates for heavy internet users (10+ hours daily) are 20% higher than light internet users (below four hours daily).
Suicidal thoughts are 28% higher for heavy internet users than for light internet users.
30% of teens believe marriage should be exclusively between a man and a woman.
36% of Christian teens believe marriage should be exclusively between a man and a woman.
45% of Christian teens say their family is the most important influence on the meaning of life.
8% of Christian teens say the Bible or pastors are the most important influence on the meaning of life.

All this is very distressing, as a teen, I am dealing with some of this. but it is worrying how we are being influenced.
any thoughts?
 
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enril said:
60% of teens and 30% of committed Christian teens struggle with depression.
35% of teens and 12% of committed Christian teens struggle with suicidal thoughts.
50% of teens and 36% of churchgoing Christian teens struggle with pornography.
48% of 13–15-year-olds have viewed porn in the past three months.
51% of 18–19-year-olds have viewed porn in the past three months.
Self-identified Christian teens are more likely than non-Christian teens to be sexually active.
Teens in the U.S. spend an average of around 7.5 hours online daily.
65% of teens say social media improves their life satisfaction.
Depression rates for heavy internet users (10+ hours daily) are 20% higher than light internet users (below four hours daily).
Suicidal thoughts are 28% higher for heavy internet users than for light internet users.
30% of teens believe marriage should be exclusively between a man and a woman.
36% of Christian teens believe marriage should be exclusively between a man and a woman.
45% of Christian teens say their family is the most important influence on the meaning of life.
8% of Christian teens say the Bible or pastors are the most important influence on the meaning of life.

All this is very distressing, as a teen, I am dealing with some of this. but it is worrying how we are being influenced.
any thoughts?
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Depression is common among many teens. Often to do with hormonal changes in the body. Most will grow out of it. The ones that don't see like drug addicts and alcoholics or abuse victims. Also some people are born with depressive traits and the teens are a common age for those traits to kick in.
This happened to me. I was 13 when my depression kicked in. Now 48 and I still have depression. And throughout my life I've had thoughts of suicide pop up.
Being or becoming a Christian does not automatically stop or prevent mental illness.
Also with the gender confusion epidemic, this creates a lot of problems and confusion and stress to minds already struggling with so much.

Church kids do not equate to Christian kids. It may be rather that their parents take them regardless of whether the teen wants to go or not.
And the label of Christian is one many adopt through their family and may not actually reflect their true heart. Sometimes even into adulthood. So the reality is the number of Christians mentioned does not accurately reflect the number of saved people.

Some of the things mentioned are reflections on the parents not doing their job in how to raise their children correctly. Such as the amount of time spent on the internet.
Part of it also falls to school and culture. Schools are increasingly teaching things that actively go against biblical teachings. Not to mention part of the government reinforcing it and demanding support for the ideas.

For the most part it starts with the adults. Kids used to be taught by adults from a biblical view (even in classrooms). As they slowly got removed and replaced with non-biblical views teens mental health and overall behavior got worse. And as it evolved into more teachings against the bible that sped up the process.
This was in schools, culture and even parents.
 
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